Dear harrassed/blackmailed friend,

I have signed up to run the Marlow Santa fun run in December this year. The course is 5K (about the distance you'd have to walk in an evening if your television remote broke) but that's not the point - it's all for "charidee". I will be joining 999 other santas in the Marlow area in aid of local worthy charities via the Marlow rotary club which unfortunately did not like my idea to buy cattle prods to keep louts out of the park....maybe next year. So for this year your money will be going to really worthy causes.

Now for the legal bit:

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Remember donations can only go up so your house is at risk.

So dig deep and donate now!

Many thanks.