Deborah Hutchinson is fundraising for Africa Educational Trust

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Debs does Kilimanjaro

on 29/08/2009

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Deborah Hutchinson

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Africa Educational Trust

Charity Registration No. 313139

AET helps Africans whose lives have been affected by conflict gain access to education and training to help them rebuild their lives and communities. In the UK AET assists African communities to access training for employment and to develop skills to support their communities.

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Deborah Hutchinson

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Raised so far: £148.00

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My story

Hi everyone,

Well I made it back from Africa fairly unscathed. As you can see, I have uploaded evidence that I actually made it to the top of Kilimanjaro. It is, without a shadow of a doubt one of the most testing challenges both physically and mentally that I have ever endured. To try and put things in perspective for you all - The penultimate peak that is 'Gilmans point' is reached via a vertical gravel bank. We did this climb from 11pm till 6.30am, all the way taking one step up and sliding two back down...lots of morale needed here as - in addition - you are battling against freezing cold conditions and watching several people you have met on the way up being dragged back down by porters....scary stuff at times. Also, the last 250 meters from Gilmans Point to Uhuru Peak, took the remains of our group 2.5 hours to walk. All in all though, I can say now - though not at the time ha - it was worth EVERY minute.

Your donations will be greatly appreciated by my charity "The Africa Educational Trust Programme", the people in Africa who they support, and of course myself.

Thank you for the donations made so far, and for the rest that will hopefully follow.

Debs Xxx :0) :0) :0)

	Well done Debs - hope it went well!!! Donation by Ryan Murray 04/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	sorry Debs, took a while to get this sorted out. Hope everything is going well for you. Good Luck, Becks & Andy Donation by Andrew Shiel-Redfern 01/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Great challenge Doobs, hope it's going well out there, bets of luck and enjoy the view from the top! x x x Donation by Jenny Stephens 30/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hi Debs, hope u have an amazing African adventure! Come back with lots of stories and pics! Donation by Tien Khoo 28/08/09	£8.00 + £2.26 Gift Aid
	Doobs, good luck babes, hope u have a great time. xxx Donation by Ghazal Vahid 26/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Nice one debs, looks like you've set yourself quite a challenge. Try and have fun, I look forward to the stories. Donation by Tony Weatherhead 23/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Debs and have an amazing time! xx Donation by Jen Ponting 21/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sounds amazing Doobs, can't wait to hear all about it. Good luck xx Donation by Lucy Atkinson 19/08/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	all the best debs! take care of yourself and see you back in york in october! Donation by Vishnu Naidu 17/08/09	£10.00
	YEP good luck matey, please dont miss me too much! xx Donation by Nikki Matthews 17/08/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	hi debs hope this helps you babe on your quest.Good luck will miss you .xxxxxxxx Donation by scott lynn 17/08/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£148.00
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Gift Aid plus supplement:	£38.92

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