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Ciara is doing the 3 Peaks!

Ciara Lennon is raising money for Piers Simon Appeal

Participants: Kerry Velazquez,Lupe Velazquez,Luke Simon

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18th May · 18 May 2012

School in a Bag is an initiative that delivers rucksacks full of stationary and resources to poor, orphan, vulnerable & disaster-affected children.

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<p><strong><span style="color: #000080;">Hello to all you LOVELY friends and family that have taken the time to check my page!</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Please have a read so you&rsquo;ll know what its all about.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>On 17/18/19 May 2012, I will be climbing the three highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales!</strong></span><span style="color: #003366;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #003366;"><span style="color: #000000;"> (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon) to help raise money for the <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Piers Simon Appeal</span></strong>.</span></span> It&rsquo;s certainly going to be a very challenging weekend but I expect it will be an amazing experience aswell as a tough one!&nbsp; So you know</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ben Nevis is <span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>1344 metres</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Scafell Pike is <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">978 metres&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Snowdon <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">1085 metres</span></strong>..&hellip;...<strong><span style="color: #008000;">...WISH ME LUCK!!</span></strong><span style="color: #008000;">!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">A close friend, Kerry, from Somerset introduced me to the The Piers Simon Appeal (PSA).<span>&nbsp; </span>Her brother lost one of his dearest friends, Piers Simon in the devastating Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2004.&nbsp; Piers was on the island of Koh Phi Phi in Thailand when the wave hit.&nbsp; You will all have some idea of the devastation it caused.&nbsp; The total death toll exceeded an estimated 230,000 people, and a further 1.7 million lost their homes and were left destitute.&nbsp; The PSA was launched during Piers&rsquo; memorial service, held at Forde Abbey in Somerset on January 18th 2005. It&rsquo;s charity status was granted by the charity commission on May 18th 2005.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #f6082e;"><span style="color: #fa0417;">The PSA support the victims of natural disasters, providing shelter and helping to rebuild devastated lives.&nbsp; It also operates "School in a Bag" providing vital equipment for vulnerable children worldwide.&nbsp; Find out more at </span><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://www.pierssimonappeal.org">http://www.pierssimonappeal.org</a></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">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 class="MsoNormal">So <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">PLEASE</span></strong> if you can, dig deep and donate now as every penny counts!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #008000;">Many thanks from Ciara for having a look!</span></strong></p>

Donation summary

Total
£475.00
+ £71.25 Gift Aid
Online
£475.00
Offline
£0.00

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