<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit this JustGiving page for Cry In The Dark's Balloon Race - North East.</p> <p>This Balloon Release taking place on <strong>Monday June 4th 2012</strong> is one of a series happening on the same day - <span style="text-decoration: underline;">all competing with each other in one big Balloon Race</span> - looking to raise as much money as possible for <strong>Cry in the Dark</strong>!</p> <p>The release for the North East part of the race is happening at <strong>3pm Newcastle Racecourse, Gosforth</strong>. Please keep an eye out on this page for further details as and when they are available!</p> <p>The minimum cost per Balloon is &pound;2, so please give as generously as you can!</p> <p>All money raised from these events will go to Cry in the Dark who will be awarding a &pound;100 prize to the finder of the Balloon ticket that has travelled the greatest distance and is returned to Cry in the Dark before the closing date of 1st July.</p> <p>As an added bonus we are pleased to announce that the purchaser of the ticket that returns having travelled the furthest from the North East launch (again before the closing date) will receive a <strong>brand new Amazon Kindle worth nearly &pound;90</strong>!</p> <p>For this reason we will require your name and address. Please contact the North East Race Organiser Stephen Squires (<a href="mailto:thedrey@aol.com">thedrey@aol.com</a>) or the seller you know personally with these details, who will provide you with your ticket number.</p> <p>Please click the Cry In The Dark logo on this page for greater details about the charity. In summary they run the following care centres:</p> <p><strong>Casa Lumina</strong> - A residential care home and family for 22 young people with special needs in Comanesti, Romaina. Providing advocacy, care, education, stimulation, holistic support and love to help re-build their lives and reach their full potential.</p> <p><strong>Hospice Casa Albert</strong> - <span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A centre of excellence for palliative </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">care </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">services based in the Bacau region of </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Romania. The</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">multidisciplinary team has been trained to provide high quality </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">holistic care and symptom management to children and young </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">adults </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses and much needed </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">support </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">for their families.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>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.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>Thank you for your generous support to such a great charity!</p> <p>Stephen, Beth, Sally, Callum, Nathan and Adam</p>