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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friends, colleagues and AGS Members, Many thanks for all your support.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Please see attached Letter below).</span> </span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have changed 'target' to represent total monies pledged for the 'Big Jump', at various events during 2011.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Raised so far represents monies collected to date.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have raised over £50,000 in total, which is a great achievement, thanks to all your support, and will make a real difference to the Children and their families.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Letter</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wanted to say a sincere thank you to everyone who has supported my fund raising for Children’s Hospices UK during my year as Captain of the Aircraft Golfing Society.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">The level of support has been overwhelming, total monies raised currently stand in excess of £50,000.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">All funds raised by the Captain, go to the Captains nominated charity. Monies raised at AGS events are split 50/50 with the Societies charity which is the Variety Club.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was therefore delighted to present Nick Appleby from Children’s Hospices UK, an interim cheque for £37,000 at the AGS Christmas Luncheon, held at the Hilton Park Lane yesterday.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">In addition, the Variety Club receives a cheque for £13,000 towards another Sunshine Coach. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">(we won’t have an exact number for a few weeks, as monies are still being donated/collected).</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">In particular I must thank my caring colleagues for volunteering me for a sponsored Skydive, the 8’000’ freefall from 13’000’ in 40secs, was much appreciated!!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">A fabulous experience made all the more worthwhile, knowing it was for such a great cause.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks also to Ian Peart, who ran the Great North Run, in aid of the Charity. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">If anybody has not had the opportunity or would like to make a donation please visit; </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks again for all the tremendous support during the year.</span></span></p>
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