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De Vere Academy of Hospitality is raising money for Muir Maxwell Trust
“Raising money for a life saving Epilepsy Sleep Alarm”

on 5 December 2011

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The Muir Maxwell Trust is one of the leading charities in the UK raising funds for paediatric epilepsy. The Trust's remit is to provide practical support to children with severe epilepsy and their carers, to increase awareness and understanding and to help remove the stigma associated with epilepsy.

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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Due to the tragic death of one of our De Vere Academy of Hospitality&nbsp;apprentices from an epileptic fit, we would like to raise enough money to buy a life saving epilepsy sleep alarm.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This alarm has 2 sensors which are placed underneath the mattress.&nbsp; When there is aggressive movement in the child&rsquo;s bed for more than 7 seconds an alarm is activated through a wireless sensor in a family member&rsquo;s bedroom.&nbsp; This could be potentially life saving for anyone that suffers from epilepsy.&nbsp; It costs &pound;500 to buy an alarm.&nbsp; I appreciate that this is a lot of money at this time of year, but all I am asking for is a &pound;5 donation to this worthy cause and helping save a life!</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: small;">This money will go to the Muir Maxwell Trust who provides practical support to children and their families coping with severe epilepsy and to increase awareness and understanding of the condition.&nbsp; They have supplied 2000 of these alarms so far and we would love to help them make that 2001!</span></span></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">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 -&nbsp;we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£65.00
+ £15.00 Gift Aid
Online
£60.00
Offline
£5.00

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