Mark Fletcher

Mr Fletcher's shaving his hair for SOS Africa!

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SOS Africa

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RCN 1105747
We provide education to African children to help them break the poverty cycle

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<div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span> <p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">Hello Hello!</span></strong></p> <p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">T</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">hanks for taking the time to visit my page!</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">Now, those of you who know me well will know </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #fa06cc; font-size: 14pt;">I am somewhat precious about my beautiful long hair!</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffc000; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">At school I am constantly asked whether I would:</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;"> *Dye it *Style it like Einstein *Shave it off </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">*Try a Mohican</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small;"> *Dip Dye it (i still don't even know what that means?!)</span></strong></p> <p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">SO WHY HAVE I AGREED TO SHAVE MY HEAD FOR CHARITY? </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">Well, as a teacher I&rsquo;m passionate about </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: 14pt;">EDUCATION</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">. I believe everyone who wants to be educated should have that opportunity. At the moment there are so many places in the world where going to school is simply not an option. </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14pt;"><a title="SOS Africa" href="http://www.sosafrica.com/"><span style="color: #0000cc;">SOS Africa</span><span style="color: #2a42c6;"> </span></a></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">sponsor children whose families can't afford to send them to school. </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">Please visit</span></strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><strong><span style="color: #0000cc; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.sosafrica.com/"><span style="color: #0000cc;">www.sosafrica.com</span></a></span></strong><strong><span style="color: navy; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">for everything you could possibly want to know. </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #fa06cc; font-size: 14pt;">They do amazing things! </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">So I want to help them raise as much money as possible. And hopefully inspire a few students along the way&hellip;</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">As if losing my hair wasn&rsquo;t terrifying enough </span></strong><strong><span style="color: lime; font-size: 14pt;">I will also be running The British 10k</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;"> in London on 8July. I&rsquo;ll let everyone know the date for shaving my head &ndash; most likely mid-June. And if there are any</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #fa06cc; font-size: 14pt;"> requests </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">for things I can do with my hair in the meantime please let me know!</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></strong><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><strong><em><span style="color: lime; font-size: 14pt;">So please dig deep and donate now. Thank you.</span></em></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div>

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SOS Africa

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RCN 1105747
SOS Africa is a small, UK based grassroots charity which invests 100% of your donation in the education and care of African children. Since 2003 we have provided 44 disadvantaged children, from grades 1 to 12, with a personal and holistic education programme tailored to their needs.

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