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Sarah and Lorraine's Modern Pentathlon

Sarah Brown is raising money for Theirworld

Participants: Sarah and Lorraine

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Gold Challenge · 31 December 2012 ·

Theirworld is a global children's charity committed to ending the global education crisis and unleashing the potential of the next generation. Our mission is to ensure that every child has the best start in life, a safe place to learn, and skills for the future. Every child deserves an education.

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<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>To read the latest on the pentathlon effort, head to&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.piggybankkids.org/news/sarah-my-pentathlon-blog">http://www.piggybankkids.org/news/sarah-my-pentathlon-blog</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;">We are getting into the Olympic spirit by taking on one of the most challenging events of London 2012 - the <strong>Modern Pentathlon</strong>. This five-event sport consists of horse-riding, fencing, swimming, running and laser shooting.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">We're raising money for Sarah's charity<span>&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a title="PiggyBankKids" href="http://www.piggybankkids.org">PiggyBankKids</a></span></strong>, which&nbsp;<span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">works hard to give children the best possible chance of living a healthy and happy life, here in the</span></span></span></span><span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="background: white;">&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span><span style="background: white;">UK</span></span></span><span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="background: white;">. We want to help as many children as we can: from the vulnerable babies whose lives could be saved with the right scientific breakthroughs, to those kids and young people who have the hardest start in life.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background: white;">2012 marks the charity's tenth birthday, and in that time, we've taken huge steps to change the lives of babies and children for the better. Our flagship project, the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory, continues to undertake ground-breaking medical research into the causes of pregnancy complications and premature birth.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Training is getting underway and we'll be completing the event in &nbsp;February 2012. Stay tuned for updates of how we're getting on!&nbsp;We'd love it if you could sponsor us for completing what is a rather daunting challenge, and help us raise money for this fantastic cause.&nbsp;<strong>So please dig deep and donate now!</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£9,444.00
+ £1,886.75 Gift Aid
Online
£9,044.00
Offline
£400.00

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