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Emily Materek's going Bald

Emily Materek is raising money for CANCERactive

Team: Remembering Deanna Materek

In memory of Deanna Materek
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Our aim is to empower people by providing them with information - ALL the information - including complementary, orthodox and currently alternative treatments being used effectively elsewhere in the world so they can make more informed choices and increase their personal odds of beating cancer.

Story

<div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">When I was seven my mother passed away from breast cancer, she was a very strong minded woman who wanted to see her two girls grow up. She fought hard against the cancer that ended up killing her.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I am very proud of her.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The charity that she supported was CANCERactive. It offers support and advice to people affected by cancer. That is why both my father and I are avid supporters.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I am shaving my hair off for the Charity CANCERactive to raise money and awareness.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I have already exceeded my original target in the first week.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">As there is still some time before the event I would like to raise as much money as possible, &pound;10000 is a big ask but let see how close we can get.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Please share this page and spread the word to as many people you can.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Thank you for visiting my page. And thank you for any donation, however large or small, they really do make a difference.</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #73645d; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Console&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">If you would like to contact me- emziemz@btinternet.com</span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div>

Donation summary

Total
£6,430.00
+ £918.13 Gift Aid
Online
£4,659.00
Offline
£1,771.00

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