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Commando Challenge!

PATRICK PRINGLE is raising money for Retrak

Participants: Paddy Pringle, Katrine Pringle, Mike Dent, Emma Hume, Sachin Gupta, Sandy Neil and Nick Gardner

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Retrak Commando Challenge · 4 June 2011

Retrak enables street children to have a real alternative to life on the street. Working in Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya and more we provide healthcare, refuge and education so street children can realise their potential and discover their worth.

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<p class="yiv1835276758msonormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-size: small;">We&rsquo;ll be <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">canoeing 16.5km, climbing the 3<sup>rd</sup> highest peak in England and cycling 20km</strong> in the ridiculously hilly Lake District all in one day on 4 June 2011! Why the Helvellyn would we do that?!!! This is why:</span></span></p> <p class="yiv1835276758msonormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over half our team competing in the Commando Challenge have seen at first hand the amazing work <strong>Retrak</strong> is doing to help&nbsp;street children who otherwise face a&nbsp;very&nbsp;bleak future. Retrak works in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda with some of the most vulnerable members of society in the some of the poorest countries in the world to offer street children a real alternative to life on the street. For more information please a look at </span><a href="http://www.retrak.org.uk/"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">www.retrak.org.uk</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #414141; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></p> <p class="yiv1835276758msonormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1c1c1c;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, while we are putting ourselves through all this pain please think of us and give generously! Your donation will change lives &ndash; trust us, we&rsquo;ve seen it!</span></span></p> <p class="yiv1835276758msonormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white;"> <p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> </p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£3,635.00
+ £809.55 Gift Aid
Online
£3,560.00
Offline
£75.00

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