Running With Wings Looking For Sponsors

John and Alison Heaton will be running the Great North Run on the 1st October 2006 to raise £10,000 for Wings International's work in Romania. The BUPA Great North Run is a point-to-point course that starts in Newcastle and finishes in South Shields and covers a distance of 13.1 miles! It would be brilliant if as many people as possible could sponsor John and Alison for this event and help them raise £10,000 to help more orphans and street children in Romania. You can donate online at www.justgiving.co.uk/heatons for a safe and secure way to donate by credit or debit card. Alternatively you can donate £3 now via text message - simply text WGS to 84858.

Thank you most sincerely in advance for your support.

To find out more about Wings International, please visit their website at www.wingsinternational.co.uk . Wings International Charitable Trust 4/5 Bishop Lane Lowgate Hull East Yorkshire HU1 1PA

Phone: 01482 333310 Email: Bridgette.Turner@wingsinternational.co.uk

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