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24 Hour Ping-Pong-athon

James Metsoja is raising money for Anthony Nolan
“James Metsoja's fundraising”

on 16 January 2011

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Anthony Nolan saves the lives of people with blood cancer. Founded in 1974, by growing our register of stem cell donors, conducting research and supporting patients, Anthony Nolan cures blood cancer and blood disorders. But we need to do more. Without you, there is no cure.

Story

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 14pt;">&nbsp;24 Hour PING-PONG Marathon a huge success!<br /></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ping pong hero James Metsoja has played a 24 Hour Ping Pong Marathon to recruit bone marrow donor volunteers for the Anthony Nolan Trust, the UK's largest bone marrow donor register.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 200%;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The event was a HUGE success, with hundreds of people attending, with many inspired to join the Anthony Nolan Trust Bone Marrow Donor Register.&nbsp;</span></span></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></em></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 200%;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">James played over 150 games against players of all ages and abilities. He lost only 12 games, but won a&nbsp; huge amount of admiration and thanks from challengers and supporters alike.&nbsp;</span></span></span></em><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/Pingpongathon/189668654392168?v=wall"><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pingpongathon</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">, which was held in St. George's Church, Colgate, Norwich, has so far raised over &pound;1000 for the Anthony Nolan Trust. Thank you for your support and generosity! Being a bone marrow donor is NOT painful or hard; it is very similar to giving blood. If you are aged between 18 - 40 yrs then go for it!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Join the <a href="http://www.anthonynolan.org/What-you-can-do/save-a-life.aspx">Anthony Nolan Trust </a>bone marrow register, thank you. <br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: #000080;"><span lang="zxx"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/pingpongathon"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£375.00
+ £105.77 Gift Aid
Online
£375.00
Offline
£0.00

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