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Maryellen Edwards is raising money for The Sophie Lancaster Foundation
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Inverness Half Marathon · 11 March 2012

Following the horrific murder of Sophie Lancaster, her family wanted to ensure a lasting legacy to their beautiful, bright creative daughter and so The Sophie Lancaster Foundation was established and it became a registered charity in 2009. We do this through various means including education.

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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;">In August 2007 Sophie Lancaster and her partner Rob were violently attacked by a gang of youths. Rob survived the attack but Sophie died in a coma 13 days later.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;">They were attacked for choosing to dress differently. The Sophie Lancaster Foundation was set up to create a lasting legacy to Sophie. But also to education children that difference is not to be feared but to be celebrated. They have done this through workshops, classes and more recently through training teachers to play the SOPHIE game.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; padding: 0px;">Anyone who knows me well knows that this cause is one that is close to my heart being a "Goth" myself. Please sponsor me so we can Stamp Out Prejuidice Hatred Intolerance Everywhere. Thank you. Last year I raised &pound;290 and came in at 2:04.30 I hope to be beat that time and how much I raised 2012 is going to be rockin'.</p> </span></p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£280.00
+ £50.00 Gift Aid
Online
£280.00
Offline
£0.00

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