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1RGR Trailwalker

Agata Burton is raising money for Gurkha Welfare Trust

Participants: Belinda Robinson, Agata Burton, Angelina Chandler, Rebecca Johnston, Druga Gurung, Nutan Gurung, Suzita Gurung, Laxima Gurung, Jez England, Ed Latham, Charlie Russell, Alex Brown, Subas Gurung, Khrisna Gurung, Raju Dura, Arjay Gurung

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Trailwalker 2012 · 14 July 2012

The Gurkha Welfare Trust is the leading Gurkha charity. We provide financial, medical and community aid to relieve poverty and distress among retired Gurkha soldiers, their families and their wider communities.

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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;">Trailwalker was originally started by the Queens Gurkha Signals Regiment over 30 years ago as a training exercise to test soldiers&rsquo; stamina and teamwork skills. The Challenge is to complete the 100km Trailwalker trail, across the South Downs, in under 30 hours in teams of four.</span></p> <p>This year 1 RGR will be entering 5 team:</p> <p>Gurkha Girls - Belinda Robinson, Agata Burton, Angelina Chandler and Rebecca Johnston.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gurkha Ladies - Nutan Gurung, Durga Gurung, Laxima Gurung and Suzita Gurung.&nbsp;</p> <p>1RGR Officers - Ed Latham, Sandy Nightengale and other names to follow.&nbsp;</p> <p>1RGR Soldiers - Jez England and other names to follow.</p> <p>1RGR Injured Soldiers (all personnel inured in Afghanistan 2010) - Charlie Russell, Alex Brown and other names to follow.&nbsp;</p> <p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; width: auto; float: none; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px;">The money our teams generate from the challenge is split between the work of Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust:</p> <h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; clear: none; width: auto; border-image: initial; float: none; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; border: 0px initial initial;">Gurkha Welfare Trust</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; width: auto; float: none; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px;">The GWT relieves poverty and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen and their dependants. Funds raised through Trailwalker 2012 will help provide clean, safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in numerous Gurkha villages.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; width: auto; float: none; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0px;"> <h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; color: #000000; clear: none; width: auto; border-image: initial; float: none; border: 0px initial initial;">Oxfam</h3> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px; margin-left: 0px; width: auto; float: none; padding: 0px;">Oxfam is a global movement of people passionate about ending. Funds raised through Trailtrekker 2012 are especially valuable to Oxfam as they are not tied to a particular project. This allows Oxfam to use the funds where they are needed most &ndash; such as the East Africa food crisis, affecting over 13 million people.</p> </p> </p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

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