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Elaine Urquhart is raising money for Newcastle University
In memory of Jordan Pentland
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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jordan Pentland</span></strong></em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> was my nephew he loved life and lived it to the full what we didn't know was </span></span></em><em><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jordan</span></em><em><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> had a rare genetic disorder - </span></em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Leigh's disease</span></span></span></strong><em><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> which is a form of </span></em><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">mitochondria</span></strong><em><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> &ndash; at this present time there is no cure for this.&nbsp; Jordan slipped away on Good Friday 2011 at the age of 17 (most children never get past the age of 3) so on the day we would have been attending&nbsp; his 18th birthday party Sat 18th of June myself, family and friends plan to walk 18 miles along the Ayrshire coast &ndash; starting at Irvine Beach one of Jordan&rsquo;s</span></em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> favourite</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">places to raise funds for</span></em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> valuable</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></em><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">research at Newcastle University &nbsp;to help enable them come up with a cure&nbsp;one day to help other families. </span></em><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On behalf of the Pentland family and especially his dad Fraser and mum Margaret - thanks very much for your contribution and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">if you want to join us for all or part of the walk please let me know.</span></span></span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></strong></span></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>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,250.00
+ £310.00 Gift Aid
Online
£1,290.00
Offline
£960.00

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