<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;">In April 2012 a team of 10 intrepid middle aged men are walking Hadrian's Wall and I'll be part of the team.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;">Why you may ask?&nbsp; My friend Kevin's son, Joe Pepper, has a condition called choroideremia which is a rare inherited eye disorder that causes progressive sight loss.&nbsp; We're raising money to help fund researchers at Imperial College London who are investigating potential treatments for choroideremia. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;">You can find out more about Joe's condition and about the team doing the Hadrian's Wall walk at <a href="http://www.trekforjoe.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.trekforjoe.blogspot.com</span></a> and if you want to track how the group's fundraising is going we're at <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/teams/trekforjoe">www.justgiving.com/teams/trekforjoe</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;">An easy way to donate is via text.&nbsp; Just text <strong><span style="color: red;">JPAL62</span></strong> followed by the amount i.e. <strong><span style="color: red;">&pound;10</span></strong><span style="color: red;"> </span>to <strong><span style="color: red;">70070</span></strong>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;">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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p>