<p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #000000;">2012...a new year and surely a good time to purchase a nice new pair of shoes?!! Why of course...but not quite the lovely pair of Louboutins or fierce Jimmy Choos you might be thinking of....no, they'll be a lovely pair of Reeboks or some such running shoe attire! &nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #000000;">Yes, would you believe that I am actually going to be training for and running a 10k race in May!</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #000000;">Our friends, Rachael and Mark Scott, have asked a group of local friends to run as a team and support them in their bid to raise much needed funds for the<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 1.25;">&nbsp;Luton and Dunstable Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). &nbsp;</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">This is no random choice of charity, but one that they hold dear to their hearts. &nbsp;It was the support of this unit and the fabulous neo natal nurses that helped them to prepare for their son, Gilbert's arrival who was born over 3 months premature and not able to breathe on his own. Gil has now reached a very respectable 8lbs and is growing rapidly.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The L&amp;D Hospital is increasing the size of its NICU enabling it to support a wider geographic area and to take on more babies and their famillies, that require their specialist care. &nbsp;For this they are desperately seeking funds. &nbsp; I would be really grateful for any support you can give me to complete this challenge and help raise funds for NICU.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 1.25;">Donating via JustGiving is really simple, just click on the donate button and follow the instructions from there. &nbsp;</span>So please dig deep and donate now.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Thank you for your support.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 11.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Lou xx</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>