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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">My name is Eric Thomson and I will be running in the 2011 Edinburgh Marathon to raise money for the <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Scottish Stroke Association.</strong></span></span></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">To date I have raised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>over £4000 and I would be delighted if you could help me reach a total of <span style="color: #ff0000;">£5000 in 2011</span></span></span></em></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Having already completed The Chris Hoy Half Marathons in 2009 and2010, the BUPA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2010 10k all in Edinburgh,the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glenrothes 2010 10k and the 2010<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16 mile Kilomathon I have decided to take the plunge and go for the “Full Monty Marathon Experience"</span></span></em></p>
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<p style="background: white; line-height: 150%;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Stroke is the leading cause of adult impairment and disability in Scotland. </span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">About 12,500 people suffer a stroke each year and of these a third will die, a third will recover well but a third will survive with one or more impairments, including physical, sensory, neurological and psychological.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scottish Stroke Association is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a charity<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>concerned with helping everyone affected by stroke across Scotland and their aim is to prevent stroke and reduce their effects on individuals and families.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">I myself suffered a stroke in 2006 and so the charity has a special place in my life.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Eric Thomson</span></span></p>
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