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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. All the planning, stress and worry has come to an end, however I do hope the support and donations will continue. A big thank you to the girls who took part, and to the revellers of Peterborough who gave generously and were a credit to our city. Take a look at the pictures from the night, and if you would like to see more then they are available on my Facebook page.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>Cancer</strong></span>... Just the word itself strikes fear and despair in us all. Every man, woman and child on the face of the planet will be affected by cancer either directly or indirectly in their lifetime so what greater reason to support the work of <span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>Cancer Research</strong></span>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>About me</strong></span>: I have a personal passion for the needs of the homeless and have had a dream of raising awareness for the plight of rough sleepers in the UK, so therefore as I embark on a 1 man mission to change the world I thought to myself "Hey Ian why not sleep rough for Cancer Research?" Why not indeed! What stops us from following our dreams and striving to make a difference? Is it thinking that 1 man can't make a difference? Well if I have learnt anything over the years it is that we can all make a difference albeit in our own small way that may seem insignificant, but if we all join in making a small insignificant difference, together we can make a very <span style="color: #993366;"><strong>BIG</strong></span> difference to the world in which we live. </p>
<p>I am however new to fund raising, this being my first time at going solo so to speak. My rough sleeping event may be the first of many ideas for the future, the more I raise for <strong><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Cancer Research UK</span></strong>, the more determined I will be to continue, so please support me in this life changing experience. </p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>The Event</strong></span> took place on the night of 16th July 2011, and was on Cathedral Square in Peterborough, and involved me and some very special individuals sleeping, well not so much sleeping rough for the night. We collected from the good people of Peterborough, and the cause was very much welcomed by the revellers. </p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">Big Thanks </span></strong><span style="color: #800080;"><span style="color: #000000;">to the following people that took part on the night: Inge King, Cheryl Winfield, Donna Reed, Tammy Mews, as well as Zoe and Graham Binns that provided added support through the night. Your support means the world to me, may your actions inspire others. Thank you to Chloe Williams from The Cancer Research UK fund raising team for all her help and support.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>How will the money be spent?</strong></span></p>
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<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;" width="87%">.. could buy around 500 glass microscope slides for studying cells and tumour samples.</td>
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<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;"><img src="http://www.thebigpinkticket.org.uk/images/cause_47.jpg" alt="" width="80" height="80" /></td>
<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;">...could pay for one pair of cryogenic gloves. Cancer Research UK scientists need these to retrieve samples from -80 degree freezers or liquid nitrogen storage tanks.</td>
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<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;"><img src="http://www.thebigpinkticket.org.uk/images/cause_109.jpg" alt="" width="80" height="80" /></td>
<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;">... could buy five Bunsen burners - remember them from school? They are integral pieces of equipment in many cancer research labs today.</td>
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<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;">...could buy 1,500 plastic Petri dishes. These sterile dishes are used to grow cultures of cells. They are an essential resource for thousands of scientists working hard to understand cancer.</td>
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<div>... could support a Cancer Reasearch UK PhD student for a week. Talented researchers are nurtured as they train to become independent scientists.</div>
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<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;">...could pay for one woman's participation in the IBIS-II breast cancer prevention trial. It will help to find out whether the drug anastrozole can prevent breast cancer in post-menopausal women who are at increased risk of the disease.</td>
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<td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #000000;">Could buy safety cabinets for scientists working with cell cultures, to stop contamination from germs in the air.</td>
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