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Lush Longboards Bristol Board Meeting 2011

Bobo Coles is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support

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Lush Longboards Bristol Board Meeting 2011 · 10 September 2011

The number of people diagnosed with cancer is growing, we're doing whatever it takes to help more people with cancer get the best care the UK has to offer, whoever and wherever they are. To donate, volunteer, raise money or campaign with us, call 0300 1000 200 or visit macmillan.org.uk

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<p class="NormalWeb10" style="margin: auto 0cm;"><strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;">Saturday 10<sup>th</sup> September</span></strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;"> is the date for the fifth annual <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lush Longboards Bath to Bristol Charity Skate</span></strong> and this year it's going to be</span><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"> an extra special event. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>This year our charity day of skate is called <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Bristol Board Meeting</em>! </span></p> <p class="NormalWeb10" style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">For 2011 we're raising money again for a very important charity &ndash; <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Macmillan Cancer Support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></strong></span></p> <p class="NormalWeb10" style="margin: auto 0cm;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">Macmillan Cancer Support </span></strong><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">is<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </strong>very close to our hearts as the charity provides specialist support for thousands of people across the UK who are battling Cancer; and Macmillan has been a great support to our good mate Longy (aka Mikey Johnson) as he recovers from illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>To say thank you to <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Macmillan Cancer Support</strong>, we&rsquo;re skating to raise money for them.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">This year&rsquo;s event is also special because it&rsquo;s an International event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We&rsquo;ll be skating on the same day as the Toronto Board Meeting and the Paris Board Meeting so we&rsquo;ll all be skating together across the globe with the Canadian and French events.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Bristol Board Meeting is all about wearing proper business gear, so shirts and ties and suits are the order of the day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It'll be lots of fun so get your&nbsp;gear ready and we'll see you on the day. We're going to spread the love for skateboarding, gather the cash for Macmillan and have a good old laugh together along the way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: red; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sign up to join the skate by donating a <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">minimum of &pound;10</span></strong> here on JustGiving. If you can afford to give more then please do.&nbsp; All money will go to support the work of the Macmillan nurses helping many many people of all ages recovering from cancer.&nbsp; Please make sure to put your name against the donation!&nbsp; You can check for all the latest gossip and news about the big day on the forum at <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">www.lushlongboards.com</span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: blue; font-size: 10.5pt;">If you are sponsoring a skater, please give as much as you can&nbsp;to this very worthy cause. Please do make sure to <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">put the skater's name against your donation</span></strong>!! This can be done as a comment as you donate here on JustGiving.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: purple; font-size: 10.5pt;">We need to keep track of all the donations because all skaters who raise more than &pound;50 in sponsorship via JustGiving will be entered into a prize draw to win a fabulous <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lush Longboards Kisiwa longboard</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">deck</span></strong>...</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"> !</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">So please give generously! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: green; font-size: 10.5pt;">To find out more about Macmillan cancer support, please visit </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.macmillan.org.uk/"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: green;">www.macmillan.org.uk</span></strong></a></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: green; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"></span></p> <p class="NormalWeb10" style="margin: auto 0cm 14.5pt;"><em><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: green; font-size: 14.5pt;">'Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. We provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care. Cancer affects us all. We can all help. We are Macmillan.'</span></em><em><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14.5pt;"> </span></em><span style="line-height: 140%; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14.5pt;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14.5pt;">Thank you! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14.5pt;">from Rich, Darren, Mark, Adam and Jo at Lush Longboards. xxx </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;">For more information about the 2011 Bristol Board Meeting, please email <a href="mailto:jo@lushlongboards.com"><span style="color: #2a42c6;">jo@lushlongboards.com</span></a></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£5,165.30
+ £664.30 Gift Aid
Online
£3,452.30
Offline
£1,713.00

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