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Grow a Mo for Maggie's

John Clark Motor Group is raising money for Maggie's Centres

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Movember · 1 November 2011

Maggie’s Centres are warm and welcoming places built alongside NHS hospitals that provide the support that people with cancer and their family and friends need. www.maggiescentres.org

Story

<p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Thanks for visiting our fundraising page. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">It's Movember, the month formerly known as November, now dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness; and we have chosen to raise money for our nominated charity 'Maggie's Cancer Charity' to help bring a Maggie's Centre to Aberdeen.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">We're&nbsp;donating&nbsp;our top lips to the cause for 30 days in an effort to help raise money for this worthwhile cause.&nbsp;Our Mo's will spark conversations, and no doubt generate some laughs; all in the name of raising vital awareness and funds for cancer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Why are we raising money for Maggie's?</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;"> <p style="text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Calibri&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Aberdeen is Scotland&rsquo;s third largest cancer treatment centre but is the only clinical centre in Scotland not supported by Maggie&rsquo;s.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Calibri&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><a href="http://www.elizabethmontgomerie.org/"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and Maggie's are involved in an ambitious fundraising campaign to raise &pound;3m to bring a Maggie's Centre to Foresterhill Hospital, Aberdeen for families affected by cancer across Grampian.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maggie&rsquo;s Aberdeen will support up to <strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Calibri&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">40% of all new people diagnosed with cancer</span></strong> each year by the time the centre is 5 years old.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The centre will play an essential role: put simply, it aims to bring joy and instil hope, helping people not to lose the joy of living in the fear of dying.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">We're asking you to support&nbsp;our Movember campaign by making a donation - big or small to our cause. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Thank-you for visiting our page and we hope you'll&nbsp;have a laugh at the photos to come, and thank you for donating. </span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£805.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Online
£25.00
Offline
£780.00

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