Luke Schonenberger
The Benefit & Refuge Mascarathon
Fundraising for Refuge
Story
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> MASCARATHON</span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">THIS SUMMER 2012 BENEFIT AND REFUGE WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE</span></strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">‘THE BENEFIT & REFUGE MASCARATHON’ </span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 19.8pt 0pt 0cm; tab-stops: 524.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">To raise awareness and money for Refuge, a charity for women and children against domestic violence, make-up brand Benefit Cosmetics has organised a charity run from Scotland to London!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 19.8pt 0pt 20.2pt; tab-stops: 524.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 19.8pt 2.1pt 0cm; tab-stops: 524.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Taking place from the 15 – 29 June 2012 the run will start at Edinburgh and stop off at Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Oxford and cumulating in Spitalfields London.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 19.8pt 2.1pt 0cm; tab-stops: 524.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 19.8pt 1.7pt 0cm; tab-stops: 524.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Along the way there will be a range of city based events for runners and friends to visit including make-upper stations and sample giveaways, a make-up fans dream! To add a touch of<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> Benefit’s sense of fun there will be </span>a mascara ‘batton’ which will be passed from runner to runner (each running 2 miles each) who will run from city to city.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">We are raising money for Refuge via JustGiving. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Your donation will go to women and children who urgently need your support:</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">100% of every £1 that you raise will go directly to the 1,600 women and children Refuge supports.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">MASCARATHON</span></strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> will see the benefit family, friends and fans throughout the UK join us in a <strong>500 + miles</strong> run starting in Edinburgh, taking in 7 major UK cities and finishing in London 15 days later. Anyone who wants to join us is welcome to do so –there’s fun to be had and money to be raised so no one needs to worry about running prowess…we hope you can join us and COME PARTY!!</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can also donate by Texting: simply text <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BENE02 £2 to 70070</strong></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp; color: fuchsia; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.mascarathon.co.uk/"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;"><span style="font-size: small;">www.mascarathon.co.uk</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> to find out more!</span></span></p>
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