<p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="frp-message-body" style="height: auto;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">I am supporting </span><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">GASTROCAN </span></strong><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">(Grampian Gastro-oesophageal Cancer Research Fund) by&nbsp;doing a parachute jump from 10000ft.&nbsp; I have chosen to support this charity as a close family member, William (Bill) Michie, recently&nbsp;lost his battle against Oesophageal cancer and I feel it is important to raise more awareness and understanding of these types of illness.&nbsp; &nbsp;The cost of the parachute jump will be met separately, so please sponsor as much as you can&nbsp;because <strong>all</strong> of the&nbsp;money raised will be donated to GASTROCAN to aid Dr Petty and his team in the work that they do.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11.5pt;">Please read on to understand what your donation will fund:-</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Founded&nbsp;by Dr Russell Petty, </span><strong><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">GASTROCAN</span></strong><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;"> is the only charity raising money specifically for research into stomach and oesophageal cancer. Dr Petty leads the Aberdeen University and NHS Grampian research into the causes and treatments of this devastating disease. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Main aims of </span><strong><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">GASTROCAN</span></strong><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;"> include:</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 30pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">&middot;</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 7pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Undertake internationally important cancer research locally in Grampian</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 30pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">&middot;</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 7pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Enable&nbsp;local patients to benefit from the latest cutting edge treatments for gastric and oesophageal cancer </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 30pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">&middot;</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 7pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Help recruit the best doctors to work in Grampian to be part of the research</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 30pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">&middot;</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 7pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; font-size: 10pt;">Raise awareness of gastric and oesophageal cancer so that patients recognise the symptoms and seek medical help earlier</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, &#39;serif&#39;; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">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 -&nbsp;we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">All donations will be greatly appreciated &ndash; thank you in anticipation. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> </p> </div>