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Virgin London Marathon 2011 · 17 April 2011 ·

Starlight is the UK’s leading charity for children’s play in hospitals and hospices. We work to ensure every child can experience the power of play, supporting their mental and physical health during treatment and recovery from illness.

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">I'm running the London Marathon on the 17<sup>th</sup> April (for the first and last time)!</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">I need to ask your help to raise vital funds for a fantastic cause. <span style="color: #222222;">Starlight Children&rsquo;s Foundation is a charity&nbsp;which has a massive impact on the lives of seriously and terminally ill children and their families.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">In case your questioning whether this is a good cause, please click on this link to see who is waiting for a wish to be granted: <a title="http://www.starlight.org.uk/category/waiting-for-wishes/" href="http://www.starlight.org.uk/category/waiting-for-wishes/"><span title="http://www.starlight.org.uk/category/waiting-for-wishes/">http://www.starlight.org.uk/category/waiting-for-wishes/</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">They are the only children&rsquo;s charity delivering services into every children&rsquo;s ward in hospitals and hospice across the UK.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;"> They will aim to help 500,000 children in the UK in 2011, but they can&rsquo;t do it without people&rsquo;s continued support. They don&rsquo;t waste your money either; 88p in every &pound;1 donated goes directly to the good cause.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Also, don&rsquo;t take my word for it, just watch Stephen Fry introducing the team: <a title="http://www.starlight.org.uk/what-we-do/" href="http://www.starlight.org.uk/what-we-do/"><span style="color: purple;"><span title="http://www.starlight.org.uk/what-we-do/">http://www.starlight.org.uk/what-we-do/</span></span></a> or alternatively, they are on Channel 5 at 7:30pm most Wednesday evenings.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">A massive thank you in advance for all of your help AND all the beers you can drink on me for anyone mad enough to cheer me along on the day!</span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£6,869.00
+ £1,664.62 Gift Aid
Online
£6,819.00
Offline
£50.00

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