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Katie Bridge is raising money for Teens Unite Fighting Cancer
“Katie Playford's fundraising”

on 30 March 2011

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Teens Unite supports young people fighting cancer to live their best life, while others search for a cure. We inspire young people to recognise their potential now and in the future and empower them to live every moment to the full.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">To everyone,</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;THANKYOU TO ALL THOSE THAT SPONSORED! THE SKYDIVE WAS AMAZING! PHOTOS TO FOLLOW! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">KATIE</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">XXXXX</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">MY SKYDIVE IS BOOKED FOR 27TH AUGUST!! Please donate! The more funds raised the less nervous i will be!! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I&nbsp;have booked myself in to do&nbsp;a skydive in August alongside my good friend Nina&nbsp;to raise funds for the </span><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Teens Unite Fighting Cancer charity which is dedicated to improving the lives of young people aged between 13-24 with life&nbsp;limiting illnesses.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This charity means a lot to my family as&nbsp;I have a&nbsp;cousin who suffers from NF2 - Neurofibromatosis Type 2. He suffers from tumors attached to his&nbsp;spinal cord&nbsp;and is now in a wheelchair permanently, as of yet there is no cure for this disease and no further treatment options for&nbsp;him.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Teens Unite have done a lot for him and his family and&nbsp;I feel this is&nbsp;a very worthwhile cause. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The skydive will be from 10,000 feet freefalling to 5,000 feet at approx 120mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you can give just a little to support me in&nbsp;my challenge&nbsp;I would very much appreciate anything you can give.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you are able to sponsor please could you also indicate if you are a UK tax payer so we can also get the Gift Aid back from our Government!.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">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></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,060.00
+ £100.06 Gift Aid
Online
£1,300.00
Offline
£760.00

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