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Aug 2020
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Ripon gave Chris Brannigan the barefoot soldier a warm send-off today as he reached his fundraising target of £400,000.
The soldier set off on July 6 on his 700-mile journey from Land's End to Edinburgh. He is raising money for 'Hope for Hasti.'
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Hasti, Chris's daughter, is eight-years-old and has a rare genetic condition that currently has no treatment or cure. Chris is walking barefoot because he wants to change her fate and "give her the future she deserves".
The money the Hope for Hasti campaign has raised will fund research and development for gene therapy for Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS).
Now that Major Brannigan has reached his £400,000 target he has said that any extra money on top will go towards clinical trials for treatment.
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