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Killick/Luff Skydive

Peter Killick is raising money for Hospice in the Weald
In memory of Stella Killick
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Hospice in the Weald provides compassionate, individualised, holistic and supportive care for all patients, and those important to them, in West Kent and East Sussex. As a local charity not part of the NHS we need to raise £10m each year to ensure our services can continue.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Killick/Luff family are taking the plunge in memory of:</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Stella Killick<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(1932-2009)</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>John Baker<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>(1936-2010)</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>Patricia Wones <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>(1931- 2008)</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">and all other people whose lives have been shortened by a terminal illness</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Peter </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&ldquo;I am a retired company director and I was married to Stella from 1956 until her sad death in 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Stella came under the protective wing of The Hospice soon after she was diagnosed with cancer, right up until the time of her death. During Stella&rsquo;s two year illness, she received nothing but compassion and professional care from all the various arms that the Hospice provides and I and my family will be forever grateful that Stella was able to meet her end with courage, dignity and without pain. </span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: red; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO HELP THIS MOST WORTHY OF CAUSES THRIVE BY SPONSORING ME, DEBBIE, VIKKI AND RACHEL IN OUR MAY 13 SKYDIVE.&rdquo;</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Debbie</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&ldquo;I am a mother of three and I am looking forward to doing the skydive and raising some money for The Hospice who help so many people. </span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: red; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Although a little bit scared,</span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: red; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I won&rsquo;t be able to back out as my two daughters are doing it, as well as Peter ... see you all on the ground!&rdquo;</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Vikki</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&ldquo;I decided to take on this challenge when I realised it was important to Peter. The Hospice helped him in his time of need and I wanted to help him to say &lsquo;thank you&rsquo; to The Hospice&rsquo;s cause. </span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: red; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I am also a person who likes a challenge so bring it on!!&rdquo;</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #4f6228; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 128;">Rachel</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #555555; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&ldquo;I am a second year Events Management student at Bournemouth University. I decided to do this skydive as I wanted to get involved with raising money for a good cause and help those who need it most. I have relations who talk greatly about the work of this charity. </span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: red; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Therefore, I feel that, if I can help, then why not, even if it means jumping out of a plane. SO PLEASE HELP BY SPONSORING ME!!!&rdquo;</span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 195.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Hospice in the Weald provides compassionate, individualised, holistic and supportive care for all patients with life-limiting illnesses, as well as their carers and families. This care is provided free of charge, not as part of the NHS and over &pound;5million is needed each and every year to ensure the service can continue. We are therefore taking the plunge to help raise valuable funds for the Hospice.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 195.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Please help us do this, every little helps.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; tab-stops: 195.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Thank you for your support.</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,075.00
+ £496.25 Gift Aid
Online
£2,075.00
Offline
£0.00

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