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Dog for Dan

Julie Greggains is raising money for Medical Detection Dogs
“10k for a Dog for Dan”

on 22 November 2011

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Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to detect the odour of disease. Our research includes cancer, Parkinson's and other diseases and could save millions of lives by improving diagnostics. We already help people manage complex, life-threatening medical conditions by training Medical Alert Dogs.

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Updated on Sep 3rd 2012 at 3:59 PM from the JustGiving API

Watch out doran increase after theball and after the 22 September and the music night in Holmfirth

Updated on Sep 3rd 2012 at 3:58 PM from the JustGiving API

Watch out doran increase after theball and after the 22 September and the music night in Holmfirth

Updated on Apr 2nd 2012 at 2:27 PM from the JustGiving API

Thank you Julie and to all of you that have donated. Especially platinum Petcare for both directors giving up there weekend to help, especially Megan with out I couldn't run this Appeal

Updated on Jan 14th 2012 at 6:02 PM from the JustGiving API

Today at pets at home £88.03 will add on total via web site

<p><span style="display: none; mso-special-format: lastCR;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 3.8pt 3.7pt 10pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the small&nbsp;village of Holmfirth lived a young man, by the name of Daniel Ubbi. He would have been 23 on the 15 January 2012.<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;"></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">He was a very special young man,&nbsp;was generous in sprit, fun loving, and was always there for his friends. He made&nbsp;friends so easily, gave so much to them and kept so little for himself. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the too-short time he was with us he touched many lives, sadly, s<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">uffering from depression, on the 26 July 2011, he decided to end his life. Why? I don&rsquo;t think any of us will ever know for sure.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Could we do something special to help others and ourselves, to come to terms with this tragedy. </span></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">A&nbsp;short&nbsp;while&nbsp;before he died he watched a program on TV about medical assistance dogs, and dogs that could sniff out cancer. He didn&rsquo;t shut up about it for weeks.</span></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><em><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then at his funeral his sister told a story,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>about him passing his dog off as an assistance dog so that he and his friends could get into a concert and take his dog in with them, rather than leave the dog behind&hellip;. </span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><em><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We still can't believe he got away with it!</span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">This sparked an idea why could we not sponsor a Dog for Dan, a canine &lsquo;Super Hero&rsquo;?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Medical detection dogs has two sides Medical Alert dogs and Cancer detection dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The alert dogs are trained to alert to changes in a persons blood sugar levels, dangerously low sugar levels can cause a diabetic to lapse into a coma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When blood sugars drop the dogs will warn their owner, get help and fetch any vital medical supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Whilst the Cancer detection dogs are trained to identify the odour of cancer in samples, were hoping that the end result will be that an electronic &lsquo;nose&rsquo; can be developed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Such a device would provide a cost effective, non invasive cancer screening system which G.P.&rsquo;s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>could use quickly in the surgery.</span></p> </span></span> <p><span style="display: none; mso-special-format: lastCR;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="display: none; mso-special-format: lastCR;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>JustGiving </em></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>&ndash;</em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em> they</em></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>&rsquo;</em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. 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So it</em></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>&rsquo;</em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><em>cutting costs for the charity. </em></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="O"> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;100 50 0&#39;;"> <div class="O"> <div style="mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1; mso-vertical-align-special: bottom;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 67%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-hansi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"><strong>So please dig deep and donate now. </strong></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;100 50 0&#39;;"><span style="display: none; mso-special-format: lastCR;">&nbsp;</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>A medical dog costs &pound;10,000 to buy, train and keep, so we are trying to raise the &pound;10,000&nbsp;by &nbsp;15 January 2013. This dog will literally save lives. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoBlockText" style="margin: 0cm 3.8pt 0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 4.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£10,794.00
+ £82.19 Gift Aid
Online
£756.08
Offline
£10,037.92

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