{"id":1937,"date":"2013-01-08T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1937"},"modified":"2013-01-08T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T16:08:35","slug":"sit-up-challenge-raises-4-4k-for-military-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/sit-up-challenge-raises-4-4k-for-military-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sit up challenge raises \u00a34.4k for military charities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A soldier completed sit ups for 150 minutes straight in an effort to raise money for a charitable foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Ian Flannery managed to pack in 4,265 sit ups in the short time space, raising over &pound;4,400 in the process, the Evening Gazette reports.<\/p>\n<p>All of the money collected will go to the Captain James Philippson Trust Fund, which gives out cash to a number of charities, including Help for Heroes, Battle Back, ABF The Soldiers' Charity and SSAFA Forces 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