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Helpful Holidays Charity of the Year 2012

Helpful Holidays is raising money for FARMS FOR CITY CHILDREN
“Helpful Holidays - Charity of the Year 2012”

on 10 January 2012

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Since 1976, over 105,000 children and young people have flourished thanks to a week on our farms in Devon, Pembrokeshire and Gloucestershire. With children and young people increasingly locked into a digital world and disconnected from nature, what we offer has never been more important.

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<div class="frp-message-body" style="height: auto;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span>Our charity for 2012 is Farms for City Children</span></strong><span> </span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We&rsquo;re lucky enough to live and work in glorious Devon and many of our customers enjoy getting away from the hustle and bustle of city life to spend time in the beautiful West Country. We sincerely believe just being in the countryside is good for you. With that in mind, Helpful Holidays has again chosen to support Farms for City Children as its charity of the year.</span></span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br></span></span></span></span> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The charity's aim is to enrich the lives of children from urban areas, who may not know where their food comes from and have limited opportunities to explore the outdoor world, by giving them the chance to spend a week living and working on a real farm in the heart of the countryside. It is an intense, 'learning through doing' experience of a different life. The charity now has three working farms which welcome around 3,000 children and 400 teachers a year. </span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Helpful Holidays is proud to support Farms for City Children as our charity for 2012 and w<span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">e hope you'll help us spread the word about this wonderful charity and the excellent work it does. </span></span></span></span></span></span>They and we would appreciate contributions, however small, to their cause. </span></span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>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&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Thanks for your support.</span></span></span></div> </div> </div>

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£15,581.85
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£15,581.85

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