Story
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another Half Marathon?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;">My knees are gone, my back constantly hurting, my blood pressure too high and my doctor is screaming “stop”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;">But just this last run for LIFE Charity and I will stop for good.</span></p>
<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;">The Reading Half Marathon on Sunday March 20, 2011</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt;">LIFE Charity is a charity that provides accommodation for homeless expectant mothers and their babies. </span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">Bernadette’s Story</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #333333; font-size: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #333333; font-size: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Bernadette came to her local LIFE House desperate for help. Fleeing domestic violence, pregnant with her third child, and with nowhere else to turn, she didn’t think it would be possible to over-come longstanding issues and repair her relationship with her family.<br />Her Support Plan worked on building confidence and self-esteem and together with her Support Worker, Bernadette developed a valuable network of friends and family to ensure she was happy and safe when she was ready to leave our care.<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt; background: white;"><em><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: #333333; font-size: 8pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">*not real name</span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">LIFE charity receives government funding, and their houses in Berkshire depend on this. However, some LIFE houses are having their funding cut, including two in Slough. This will mean reducing the numbers of homeless mothers they can accommodate. It needs to raise a total of £2665 of new money to maintain current services.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">This is why I am doing this final run <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to help raise some of this money, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I need your support. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">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’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">So please dig deep and sponsor me now.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">Many thanks for your support </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">Gray</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 9.5pt;">07887512525</span></p>
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