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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Didot','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">My mission is to raise </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-font-family: Didot;">£</span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Didot&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong>100,000 collectively for three very worthy charities</strong>, while overcoming a personal mission to succeed where no sole rower has before. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Didot&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This particular charity, <span style="color: #2d2e2d;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">Operation Smile UK; </span></strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">provides free surgery to repair cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities for children around the globe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Didot&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="color: #2d2e2d;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Didot&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="color: #2d2e2d;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>Did you know </strong>i</span>t takes around </span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Didot;">£</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">150 and as little as 45 minutes to repair a child</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Helvetica&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Didot;">’</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">s cleft lip and change their lives forever. It astonishes me that something so simple and at such a small cost is unfortnately for many who need such care, just not affordable or within reach. You can make a difference now by donating today and help make a huge difference to many lives.</span></span></span></span>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Batang; color: #2d2e2d; font-size: small;"><strong>From now until August (2012), </strong>I am starting a strict training regime, dedicating my time, health and sanity in what will be THE ultimate physical challenge of my life. All in order to raise much needed funds for some exceptional charities close to my, and many others, hearts.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: Batang; color: #2d2e2d; font-size: small;">More known for causes to the North-East fishing industry, I relish a challenge and this is certainly one. I am looking forward to embracing the North Sea once again but this time not in a high tech fishing boat but a one man rowing boat! </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Batang;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #2d2e2d;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">Thanks for your time,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I</span> welcome any support you can provide, please donate what you can.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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