<p> <p style="font-size: small; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #333333;">This year, instead of sending out xmas cards to my clients and network, I've chosen to write an email instead, encouraging you to donate just the cost of a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">mince pie or eggnog latte</span> on the wonderful work which the Child's i Foundation do</span></p> <p style="font-size: small; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #333333;">A very expensive, made of gold and ninjas, mince pie, of course.</span></p> <p style="font-size: small; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #333333;">To find out more about the charity, visit&nbsp;</span><a style="background-color: transparent; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.childsifoundation.org/our-mission/">http://childsifoundation.org</a><span style="color: #333333;">, and read about the amazing community of people who help place abandoned children with loving families.</span></p> <p style="font-size: small; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Just a few pounds can help immeasurably (although actually, we can and do measure exactly how every pound helps).</span></p> <p style="font-size: small; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #333333;">So go on, make others happy.</span></p> <p style="font-size: small; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Regardless of whether you're able to help this good cause, have a wonderful xmas.It's been a pleasure getting the chance to spend time with you this year, and I look forward to seeing you again in 2012.</p> <div></div> </p>