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Gracie's 5K Charity Run

Gracie Fearnehough is raising money for Blood Cancer UK
“5 MILE RUN”

on 8 October 2011

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We're dedicated to beating blood cancer. We fund research and support those affected. Since 1960, we've invested over £500 million in blood cancer research, transforming treatments and saving lives. The day we beat blood cancer is now in sight and our researchers are determined to finish the job.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Leukaemia &amp; Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 20.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Their life-saving research is focused on finding causes, improving diagnosis and treatments, and running ground-breaking clinical trials for all blood cancer patients.</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 20.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The charity started in 1960 following the death of a little girl, Susan Eastwood, aged six, from leukaemia. Her parents were determined to make something positive come from their personal tragedy and started fundraising for research that would find a cure for leukaemia.</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; font-size: 20.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">I too want to start fundraising&nbsp;for research by taking part in a charity run. I sadly lost my Uncle to Lymphoma this year in February and so I am determined to make as much money I can to contribute to the research that so devastatingly took his life. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would appreciate even the smallest of donations, as not only myself, but my Uncle also, would be eternally grateful.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£175.00
+ £41.25 Gift Aid
Online
£175.00
Offline
£0.00

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