<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Half Marathon Fundraiser For Open Arms Orphanage, Malawi</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">As some of you may already know, I spent three months of my gap year volunteering at Open Arms, Malawi. The time I spent there had a huge impact on me and I have decided to participate in the 'Run to the Beat' Half Marathon with my mum in London this September to raise money for the orphanage.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Open Arms is entirely dependent upon charitable donations for its upkeep and development. Many of the babies and children suffer from HIV/Aids related illnesses and many of them need intensive specialist care in order to survive.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Many of the babies that come to Open Arms have been orphaned and then abandoned by their families who are unable to look after them. These babies are very weak and a donation of just &pound;5, for example, can provide milk for a week, this week could be the difference between life and death.<span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Open Arms is a charity that aims to raise funds to provide for the relief of orphaned, neglected and terminally ill children in Malawi suffering from hardship and distress due to their social and economic circumstances. Your donation will make a huge difference to these children&rsquo;s&rsquo; lives.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Please, please help me to make a change.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">If you&rsquo;d like further information about Open Arms before you donate, please feel free to look at their website at </span></span><a href="http://www.openarmsmalawi.org/">www.openarmsmalawi.org</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>