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Sarah & Toks: raising money to avert HIV/AIDS

Toks Bakare is raising money for Avert
“Toks Bakare's fundraising”

on 4 January 2011

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Avert’s vision is a world with no new HIV infections. We’re empowering people to protect themselves and others, and supporting those living with HIV. Every year, we engage with millions of individuals, community health workers and primary health practitioners in areas of greatest need.

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<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;"> </span></p> <blockquote> <div style="word-wrap: break-word;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">On the 19th of February 2011, Sarah and Toks will keep it on...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">"... our hair that is! Not a shiny peanut head in sight."&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Donate on <strong>this </strong>page if you want us to keep our afros.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Or donate here:&nbsp;<a style="color: #0000cc;" href="http://justgiving.com/takeitof" target="_blank">justgiving.com/takeitoff</a>&nbsp;if you want us to shave and shine...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">(disclaimer:&nbsp;<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;">we will shave it either way unless we reach our&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;">keep-it-on</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1c1c1c; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;"diamond" target of &pound;5000</span>)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">We would like to tell you a little about the worthwhile cause that has inspired us to create this crazy spectacle:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Right now, an estimated 33.3 million people are living with HIV, including millions who have developed AIDS. 370 000 children around the world are born with HIV every year.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">It affects people of all ages, rich and poor alike, all races, genders and sexualities &ndash; all over the world.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">However, by stepping up efforts to provide worldwide prevention, treatment and protection, we can make an AIDS-free generation possible by 2015&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;">(</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial;">Source: UN Report,&nbsp;<em>Children and AIDS: Fifth Stocktaking Report</em>, 2010).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">We both feel very strongly that we can break down the barriers to making this a reality &ndash; your contribution means the world to us.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The money we raise with your help will go to AVERT, an international charity, based in the UK, working to avert&nbsp;<a style="color: #0000cc;" href="http://www.avert.org/hiv.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">HIV</span></a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: #0000cc;" href="http://www.avert.org/aids.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">AIDS</span></a>&nbsp;worldwide, through education, treatment and care.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">So please dig deep and donate now!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 15pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Dedicated to those currently living with HIV/AIDS and in memory of Christopher Adjah who died of AIDS on 10</span></em><em><sup><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">th</span></sup></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">July 2005.</span></em></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£504.25
+ £114.08 Gift Aid
Online
£458.00
Offline
£46.25

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