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<p>Thank you for visiting the SUPPORT MOLLIE'S ANGELS Fundraising page</p>
<p>You can now visit <a href="http://www.jtsma.org.uk/MollieWhitfield">http://www.jtsma.org.uk/MollieWhitfield</a> to donate directly to the Jennifer Trust and Mollie's fund. Thank you so very much for your continued thoughts and support. xxx</p>
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<p>If you are visiting to purchase the Mollie EP with proceeds going to the Jennifer Trust - then £4 donation gets you 4 tracks - 2 originals and 2 cover versions). Please donate and say you want an EP. Then email at lightup@gomusicservices.co.uk to get the link to the files. Easy-peasy.</p>
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<p>ABOUT MOLLIE</p>
<p>Our beautiful baby girl was born on 9th October 2007 and at the age of 6 weeks old was diagnosed with SMA type 1. She sadly fell asleep on 28th October 2008 aged just 12 months old. Mollie was a strong, brave, clever and incredibly happy little girl and she brought sunshine and laughter into the lives of everyone she met. Mollie is missed every second of every day.</p>
<p>The Jennifer Trust provided such amazing support to us when Mollie was diagnosed and they continue to support us now. They are a national UK charity dedicated to SMA. Any money you are able to donate is a help and will go into Mollie's Angel Fund set up by the Jennifer Trust.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Some Facts About SMA</span></p>
<p>Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a condition that affects the nerves in an area of the spinal cord called the anterior horn. These nerve cells become damaged, breaking the link between the brain and the muscles. As a result, the muscles can't be used and become wasted or atrophied.</p>
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<li>SMA is the #1 genetic killer of children under the age of 2. </li>
<li>SMA is estimated to occur in nearly 1 out of every 6,000 births. </li>
<li>The gene mutation that causes SMA is carried by 1 in every 40 people or nearly 1.5 million Britains </li>
<li>There is currently no treatment or cure</li>
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<p>Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Jennifer Trust for SMA gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.<br /><br />Thank you for your support.</p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">19th April - Rutland Water Sponsored Bike Ride</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #008000;">Thank you so much to everyone who took part and sponsors. It was a massive achievement and an amount of <strong>£4586.14</strong> was raised which has completely blown us away. Such generosity at such a difficult economic time is truly heartwarming so thank you from the bottom of our hearts.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ee82ee;"><strong>WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR £5000 TARGET - SO MOLLIE HAS A STAR NAMED AFTER HER IN THE CONSTELLATION - URSA MAJOR</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>We are still fighting very hard to raise awareness and funds to keep this small but incredibly important charity supported. Thanks again</strong>.</p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">4th July 2009 - Mollie's Rock N Roll Disco - A great night of music by dancing dave - a mixture of current tunes, classics and rock n roll! Amount raised <strong>£1621</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff1493;">15 August 2009 at The Legion, Syston, Leicester - Dance To Cure SMA and Gig to Cure SMA It was a fantastic event - thank you so much to everyone involved. Thank you to The Starlets , Happy Tappers, Alan Ramsay, The Kicks and The Humberstones. Amount raised <strong>£1621</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #a52a2a;">22nd August 2009 - Leicester's Big Fun Run. Good friends Carol and Peter ran and raised £233. Way to go guys!!</span></strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">20 September 2009 - GREAT NORTH RUN</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Mollie's Uncle Richard and his friend Alex and Mollie's Uncle Steve ran in the Great North Run and raised £620. Andy and David Lay raised a massive £717 between them which is fantastic and we are extremely grateful - well done to all the runners.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ffff00;">10th October 2009 - Mollie's Birthday Darts Tournament. What a fantastic day of darts and fun!! Well done to organiser - Mollie's Uncle Brian. Raised £360</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #7fffd4;">2nd November 2009 - Psychic Night at Elizabeth Park raised £90 - fantastic - thank you</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ffa500;">14th January 2010. Syston Legion. Raffle at Karaoke. Raised £93 - thanks to Danielle and everyone at Syston Legion</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #800080;">15th January 2010 - Psychic Night at Elizabeth Park. Another fantastic night - Everyone had a really good time - £190 raised - thank you so much to the kind Psychics</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #006400;">17th January 2010 - Thurmaston Indoor Carboot. Hosted by Sarah Proudman and Victoria Breward. Raised £87 on a raffle. Lovely people who are making this a regular event. Sarah and Vicky are also looking for other ideas to raise money for the Jennifer Trust via Support Mollie's Angels. Mark and I are very grateful to your support - it really means alot to us</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff1493;">29th February 2010 - Raffle from Starlets Show - £100. Thank you to Kerry and Starlets and all who donated prizes and bought tickets</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #a52a2a;">February 2010 - Collection Box at Ron's Cafe - £24.20</span></strong></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #7fffd4;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">28th March 2010 - July 2010 Thurmaston Indoor Carboot. What a great achievement - thanks to Victoria Breward for arranging these events. Thanks to everyone who attended also. £351.46 raised. Wonderful</span>. </span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ffa500;">April 2010 Pudding Club in Banbury. Was a wonderful night shared with friends and family and raised a fantastic £600.</span></strong></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>29th May 2010 - THE SCARIEST FUNDRAISER EVER. Guys Tower Abseil (454ft) The following are undertaking this scary descent to raise money and awareness of the killer SMA. Mark Whitfield, Joan Draycott, Jo Groom, Debbie Keable, Matt Yardley. Thank you so much to team 'Nun's' who raised a massive £1600 (which included a generous donation of £500 from Next)</strong></span></em></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff1493;">11th September 2010 - Joan Draycott's School Disco. Such a fun night!! Everyone really had a good time and so many people many the effort and dressed up in school uniform. It was very funny!! Raised a wonderful £285. Thank you to Joan and everyone who attended and donated.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">MOLLIE'S BIRTHDAY DARTS TOURNAMENT ON 16TH OCTOBER AT SYSTON BROOKSIDE CLUB FROM MIDDAY TO 6.30PM. Mollie's uncle Brian arranged this event. Once again it was well support and extremely enjoying. A massive £485 was raised.</span></p>
