{"id":958,"date":"2011-06-06T10:26:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T10:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?958"},"modified":"2011-06-06T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T10:26:11","slug":"help-for-heroes-close-to-100m-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-close-to-100m-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for Heroes &#8216;close to \u00a3100m target&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Help for Heroes hopes that this week it will reach &pound;100 million in funds raised since it was established.<\/p>\n<p>The charity &ndash; which assists troops who have been injured while on duty &ndash; is close to the milestone and predicts the moment will come any day.<\/p>\n<p>One of its high-profile backers is the Sun, which says its latest initiative will earn another &pound;500,000 for the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 300 cyclists started the 350-mile Battlefield Bike Ride yesterday (June 5th), which will see 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