{"id":1346,"date":"2012-01-24T16:11:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T16:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1346"},"modified":"2012-01-24T16:11:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T16:11:59","slug":"military-rowers-raise-nearly-700k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/military-rowers-raise-nearly-700k\/","title":{"rendered":"Military rowers raise nearly \u00a3700k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of servicemen have nearly completed a 3,000 mile charity row from the Canary Islands to Barbados.<\/p>\n<p>So far the group &ndash; called Row2Recovery &ndash; has managed to raise nearly &pound;700,000 in sponsorship thanks to their expedition and the money will be split between Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help, ABF The Soldiers' Charity and Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Two able-bodied and four injured British military personnel have undertaken the challenge to cross the Atlantic Ocean via this 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