1 Million Steps (to work and back)

Chris Irvine is raising money for DSRF-UK
£230
raised of £500 target
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RCN 1058548
We Fund Medical Research to improve the lives of those with DS

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<p><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Since 31 October Chris Irvine &amp; Anthony Walters have been commuting to work &amp; back around London by foot. </span></p> <div class="O"> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">The aim is to raise money in support of two chosen charities: </span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><strong>Great Ormond Street Children&rsquo;s Hospital</strong></span><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"> and the </span><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><strong>Down&rsquo;s Syndrome Association. </strong></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">It was decided that walking itself wasn&rsquo;t tough enough so they decided to do it in the Winter. </span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Also means getting up an hour earlier and returning home an hour later than normal. </span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Up until Christmas 2011 they had completed&nbsp;<span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">520,000 steps. </span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">So please dig deep and please give as much as you can afford. </span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Thank you </span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div style="mso-line-spacing: &#39;-128 0 -112&#39;; mso-char-wrap: 1; mso-kinsoku-overflow: 1;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"><span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;">Chris</span></span></div> <span style="color: #005172; font-size: 14pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-index: 4;"></span></div>

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RCN 1058548
The only Registered UK charity dedicated to getting good medical research underway to help children with Trisomy 21. (Down's syndrome). Check out www.dsrf-uk.org for more info! Thanks for visiting!

Donation summary

Total
£230.00
+ £8.75 Gift Aid
Online
£35.00
Offline
£195.00

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