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<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Matt Hampson was an England Under 21 International and Leicester Tigers Prop forward who was left paralysed from the neck down and breathing via the aid of a ventilator after a training ground accident in 2005.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In January 2011 Matt set up the Matt Hampson Foundation. The aim of the Matt Hampson Foundation is to support and inspire young people who have been seriously injured through sport. Please see </span><a href="http://www.matthampsonfoundation.org"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri;">www.matthampsonfoundation.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> for further information about the charity and it’s beneficiaries.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An annual event to raise money for The Matt Hampson Foundation is the Walk4Matt. Participants walk 110 miles along the canal towpath from Rugby to Twickenham, with 12 support narrow boats. They leave Rugby on Saturday 19th May and arrive at Twickenham on Saturday 26th May in time for the Aviva Premiership Rugby Final.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ECF</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> are once again supporting this event. Five employees of the company including two of the directors; Derek Goodman and Glen Coleman will be participating in the 110 mile event either walking or crewing the narrow boats through 103 locks</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please make a donation and help ECF to help people with similar injuries to Matt.</span></span></span></p>
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