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David Kotler's 50th Birthday Charity Gift Fund

Fundraising for The Graham Layton Trust
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The Graham Layton Trust

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RCN 290464
We provide free eye care to help eradicate curable blindness.

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<p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;">Dear friends and family,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;">As many of you may know, I have been closely involved with the Graham Layton Trust (GLT) for over ten years, nearly five years of which as a Trustee. GLT, through its sister trust LRBT, provides free care for the treatment of curable eye diseases in Pakistan. We operate a network of 16 fully-equipped hospitals and 40 Community-Eye-Care centers across the country. The same level of care and attention is available to all patients, rich and poor, young and old, men, women and children. There is no discrimination on grounds of religion, gender, class or ethnicity. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;">We operate to the highest of standards, but with low costs and high success rates. For example, the cost of a cataract operation is approximately $28 for an adult and $75 for a child, with a success rate of over 95%. This is less than what most of us spend on a restaurant meal. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"><span>I ask that you join me in contributing to this worthy cause as part of my birthday celebrations and donate to the Trust in lieu of a gift for me.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;"> <span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"> </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"><span>Thank you for your support</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p style="background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"><span>David</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>

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About the charity

The Graham Layton Trust

Verified by JustGiving

RCN 290464
We provide free eye care for the poor of Pakistan. Our aim is that no one should go blind because they cannot afford the treatment. Our network of free eye hospitals & clinics, run by our sister charity, LRBT, is within 3 hours' driving distance for anyone in the country.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,000.00
+ £392.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,000.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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