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Climbing to raise money for the Matt Hampson Foundation

Andrew Ruinoff is raising money for The Matt Hampson Foundation
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on 28 September 2011

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The Matt Hampson Foundation inspires and supports young people seriously injured through sport. Through expert physiotherapy, specialist personal training, support, mentoring and advice, the Foundation helps people with life-changing injuries to get busy living again.

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<p>Hello Everyone,</p> <p>On the Friday 14th October 2011, Andrew Ruinoff, Oliver Boggis and Jonathan Dickson are attempting to summit Killimanjaro and looking to raise money for the Matt Hampson Foundation.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Facts about the Matt Hampson Foundation</span>:</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;">The Matt Hampson Foundation&rsquo;s aim is to provide advice, support, relief and/or treatment for anyone suffering serious injuryor disability which has arisen from any cause, but in particular from participation in or training for any sport, sporting activity or other form of physical education or recreation.</span></strong></span></strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"> <p>We mainly assist people who have received such injuries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland but that does not preclude us from helping those in other parts of the World who need urgent assistance.</p> <p>We assist individuals by offering direct grants or by paying into existing and future funds to assist with equipment, technology or just every-day expenses.</p> <p>We also assist organisations and institutions whose aims are similar to our own and who also provide relief and treatment to those who have suffered injuries as described above.</p> </span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></strong></span></strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Facts about Killimanjaro:</span></p> <p><strong>Kilimanjaro</strong>, with its three <a title="Volcanic cone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_cone">volcanic cones</a>, <strong>Kibo</strong>, <strong>Mawenzi</strong>, and <strong>Shira</strong>, is a dormant volcano in <a title="Tanzania" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania">Tanzania</a> and the <a class="mw-redirect" title="Extremes of Altitude" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremes_of_Altitude">highest mountain</a> in <a title="Africa" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa">Africa</a> at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above <a title="Sea level" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level">sea level</a> (the <strong>Uhuru Peak</strong>/<strong>Kibo Peak</strong>)</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong>Please help us out,</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong>Andrew, Jonathan and Oliver</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><strong><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-BoldCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: FuturaBT-LightCondensed;"></span></span></span></strong></span></strong>x</p>

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