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<p><span><strong>Hello and welcome to our London Marathon 2011 fundraising page for Noah and NDCS!!!!</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #800080;"><strong>Our 2 year old nephew Noah is severely deaf. Noah had an operation on 14th February to fit a cochlear implant to his right ear. The op went very well, Noah took it all in his stride and all the signs look promising. You can see from the new pics Noah was up and smiling again in no time! Switch on date in 23rd March so stay tuned for more progress updates!</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>Noah is signing lots and speaking too, he is truely amazing! He can even sign our names! We are so proud of our nephew and love him very much. This is why we want to raise more money for NDCS by taking part in the London Marathon 2011. For me it's my 2nd year and for Michael his first marathon.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span><strong>Noah’s parents and the rest of our family have been able to benefit first hand from the help, support and advice The National Deaf Children’s Society gives and this is our way of saying thank you to them and giving something back.</strong> <strong>Please dig deep into your pockets and help us to raise money for The National Deaf Children's Society. Any donation big or small really will make a difference for deaf children and their families</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>Thank you very, very much! xxxx</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #ff1493;"><strong>These are only a handful of the things your donations can help to do…</strong></span> <br /><br /><span style="color: #ff1493;"><em><strong>£15 gives a family with a newly identified deaf baby 30 minutes of free confidential support and information</strong></em></span> <span style="color: #ff1493;"><em><strong><br /><br />£70 funds one training session that gives families the chance to fully communicate with their child</strong></em></span> <span style="color: #ff1493;"><em><strong><br /><br />£250 gives a deaf child the opportunity to develop their independence and self-confidence by taking part in an activity holiday</strong></em></span> <span style="color: #ff1493;"><em><strong><br /><br />£1,000 will enable one family with a deaf child to attend one of our family weekends where they can share their experiences with other parents</strong></em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><br /></span>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’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>