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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Laura and I are participating in the Great Scottish Run 10k for Save The Children.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm -1pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">Despite being the 5<sup>th</sup> richest country in the world, 1 in 4 children in the UK live in poverty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best route out of poverty is through education and the Lloyds Banking Group and Save The Children partnership will make the most incredible difference to thousands of children and their families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm -1pt 0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">Together we hope to fund 52 ground breaking Families and Schools Together (FAST) projects to support learning and break the cycle of poverty that these children find themselves trapped in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">Money raised through the partnership will enable Save the Children to reach thousands of children living in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the UK through the Families and Schools Together programme. Here are a few examples of how the money you donate will make a difference:</span></p>
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