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Hope for Children was founded in 1994, the International Year of the Family, by an amazing man, Dr Bob Parsons OBE, who had a vision to help vulnerable children and families in developing countries and the UK who had no other means of support. Supported by his wife Ann, Bob launched the charity with a bequest of £5,000 from his friend Jim Ward. Bob retired as President of Hope for Children in December 2012, but continues to work tirelessly as a volunteer to raise funds and the profile of the charity. Sadly Ann passed away in August 2011 but her legacy will always remain vital to the organisation

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