Lucy P
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">The Extra Mile Campaign</span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;">As an employee of Opal Property Group, I, along with over 800 staff employed have been encouraged to </span><span style="font-size: small;">either walk, run, hop or conga etc, to complete 874 miles, the equivalent of Lands End to John O Groats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We aim to do this before the Olympics and raise £17584 to be split between AMREF and the NSPCC. </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">I have chosen to ride 4 ½ miles on Izzy, accompanying us will be my little rescue dog; Sparkie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also intend to quit smoking on this day in memory of my father who died of lung cancer in 2010, and memory of my mum who died in 2008. </span></em></strong></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: small;">It would make me very happy if you donated, even if it’s just £1, every little helps, it’s not much and I don’t have a huge target.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know times are tight for people at the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless you have been there, quitting smoking is very hard so I reckon it’s worth a small donation to these selected charities and to help spur me on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks.</span></em></strong></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will no longer smoke from 23:59 hours Friday 16th March and the 4.5 mile ride will take place on Saturday 17th March.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;">About the two charities the Opal Foundation Support:</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>NSPCC</strong> - In the UK, we aim to fund 30 NSPCC Child Line Councillors able to reach out to around 6000 children in danger of abuse. Councillors will be supported in each City where Opal has accommodation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>AMREF</strong> - The money will also enable us to support 121,000 young children and mothers affected by HIV through the programme known as 'bright hope'. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Tahoma; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">The programme is aimed at reaching out to them to prevent the transmission of HIV to their children by training them to offer safe breastfeeding practices, drugs care and treatment. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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