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<p>THANK YOU!! for visiting our fundraising page. <span style="color: #ff6600; font-size: small;">Please dig deeEEEeeep</span> and sponsor us online.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #339966; font-size: x-small;">We</span> are <span style="font-size: x-small;">SIX STUDENTS</span> from <span style="color: #003366; font-size: small;">OXFORD</span>, <span style="color: #993366; font-size: small;">DURHAM</span> and <span style="color: #cc0033; font-size: small;">BIRMINGHAM</span> universities, <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">in the</span> UK</span>, studying <span style="color: #cc3333; font-size: small;">Chemistry</span>, <span style="color: #800080; font-size: small;">Medicine</span>, <span style="font-size: small;">Finance, <span style="color: #339966;">Biochemistry</span> </span>and <span style="color: #800000; font-size: small;">Law</span>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>On the <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: x-small;">12th of JULY</span>, we fly out to San Francisco from London to face our challenge. Our challenge is to <span style="color: #333399; font-size: small;">CYCLE 4200 MILES</span> across the United States, from <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: x-small;">SAN FRANCISCO</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong> to <span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NEW YORK</span>. </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="color: #000080; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our route</span> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">takes us</span> </span>: Mothers see A) <span style="text-decoration: underline;">ONLY</span>, others see B)</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">A)</span> through <span style="color: #ff99cc;">WARM SANDS</span>, a few <span style="color: #ffcc00;">GENTLE hills</span> and vast plains filled with <span style="color: #339966;">trees</span> and <span style="color: #ffcc00;">FLOWERS</span>.<span style="color: #ffff00;"> </span>We'll send post cards!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">B)</span> through</strong></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong> the <span style="color: #ffff99; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">DESERTS</span> </span>of Utah and Nevada during its hottest season, a few <span style="color: #808080; font-size: medium;">SANDSTORMS</span>, over the <span style="color: #993300; font-size: medium;">ROCKIES</span>, across the <span style="color: #003300;"><span style="font-size: medium;">GREAT</span> </span></strong><span style="color: #003300; font-size: small;">PLAINS</span><strong>, up and down the <span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">APPALACHIANS</span> then <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: medium;">UP</span> (again) to New York.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong><span style="color: #ff00ff;"><span style="color: #ff9900; font-size: medium;">Students Partnership Worldwide</span> </span> </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong> - SPW works with disprivileged youth around the world. We support this charity because of its focus on using education as a means to give people of our generation faced with poverty, an opportunity to help themselves, <!--StartFragment --></strong><strong>offering a better future based on positive life choices. Please read the brief description of their work on the left and more on their website - <a href="http://www.spw.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003399;">http://www.spw.org </span></a></strong></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The dangers of this trip are real but we know it'll definitely be worth it, especially <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>with your support</em></span> for us and SPW.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>We are in the process of contacting universities in the US to find <span style="color: #0000ff;">American students</span> who would join us while we are cycling through their state and help <span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-size: small;">raise awareness</span></span> in their universities about issues affecting students in less developed countries and contribute by fundraising, hence the name <span style="color: #003366;">"<span style="font-size: small;">University Challenge</span>" </span></strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Donating here is <span style="color: #339966;">simple</span>, <span style="color: #ff6600;">fast </span>and <span style="color: #008080;">totally secure</span>. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: SPW will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an <span style="color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #800000; font-size: x-small;">at no cost to you</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #000080;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;">So please sponsor us now</span><span style="font-size: medium;">!</span> </span><br /><br />Many thanks for your support. </strong></span>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #339966; font-size: x-small;">- Adam, Aubrey, Will, Angus, James & Calum</span></strong></p>
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