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Neel Radia is Raising Money for St Lukes Hospice, Kenton

Neel Radia is raising money for St Luke's Hospice (Harrow And Brent)
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Sonaben (Ba) Khetshi Ghela Manek Memorial Walk · 1 July 2012 ·

St Luke’s is the local hospice for Harrow and Brent. We care for people whose illnesses are no longer curable, enabling them to achieve the best possible quality of life during the final stages of their illness.We are proud to offer all of our services free of charge.

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<h2 style="margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">Dear Friends &amp; Family</span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">Last year we lost our beloved Grandmother, &ldquo;Ba&rdquo;, (Sonaben Khetshi Ghela Manek Gudka).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ba suffered a severe stroke at the age of 91, and left us 16 days later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Ba is thoroughly missed as a Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and above all, as a generally very loving person to all.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 12pt 0cm 3pt;"><em><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;">Ba&nbsp;spent her last few days at St. Luke&rsquo;s Hospice and we will remain eternally grateful for the wonderful care and support they provided to Ba and all of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>St Lukes enabled Ba to spend the last few days of her life with the dignity and love that she thoroughly deserved and leave this world peacefully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>St. Luke&rsquo;s Hospice has shown such kindness and the staff&nbsp;went beyond their call of duty in taking care of Ba.</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: normal; color: #666699; font-style: normal; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;"></span></em></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">In memory of Ba and to mark her 1-year anniversary we have organised a 10km sponsored walk to raise money for St Luke&rsquo;s Hospice in Kenton. Ba&rsquo;s Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren will take part in the walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>One of Ba&rsquo;s favourite pastimes was walking and so this is a highly appropriate tribute to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">We would be grateful if you could sponsor us to complete this walk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>All money raised will go directly to St Luke&rsquo;s Hospice and support other families who find themselves in similar circumstances that we were in just under a year ago. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Donating through Just Giving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with Just Giving &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.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you and we look forward to your support.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Neel Radia</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,060.00
+ £168.75 Gift Aid
Online
£887.00
Offline
£173.00

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