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James Parry is raising money for Holly Trust
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Great Midlands Fun Run 2011 · 5 June 2011 ·

Raise funds to support the local hospitals and it's patients in the Sutton Coldfield area in the treatment of Bowel Cancer and to raise public awareness of the disease

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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Dear kind Friends</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In order to raise money for Holly&rsquo;s Trust, I will be taking part in the Great Midlands Fun Run on Sunday 5<sup>th</sup> June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>It&rsquo;s 8.5 miles (13.5k), so not really &lsquo;Fun&rsquo; but all for a good cause.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Holly&rsquo;s Trust is a registered charity ( <a href="http://www.hollytrust.org.uk/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.hollytrust.org.uk/</span></a> ) dedicated to fighting bowel cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>They helped my best friend Ronan and his family after he was diagnosed with the illness in 2009, right up to when he tragically passed away early last year and offering further support to his family thereafter.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt;">I would be extremely grateful if you could sponsor me, however small the amount.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt;">Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt;">Jim</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">[Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;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. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.]</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,523.50
+ £279.64 Gift Aid
Online
£1,288.50
Offline
£235.00

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