{"id":807,"date":"2011-03-02T09:01:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?807"},"modified":"2011-03-02T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T09:01:13","slug":"soldier-joins-help-for-heroes-charity-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/soldier-joins-help-for-heroes-charity-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier joins Help for Heroes charity efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Nantwich soldier who is due to return to Afghanistan is raising money for Help for Heroes before he goes back to serve in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Collins is working alongside his partner Susie Wheeler to host a charity auction night in aid of the organisation, the Crewe Guardian reports.<\/p>\n<p>Held at the end of the month, the event is part of a range of fundraising efforts made by the soldier, which include a sponsored 177 mile trek of Offa's Dyke in North Wales.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I was only too glad to 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