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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">What are you doing?</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;">I am planning to take part in the FOCUS <em style="text-indent: 0px !important;">Hike 4 Life</em> <em style="text-indent: 0px !important;">2011</em> challenge. The goal is to hike to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa (standing at a cool 5.9km). I along with others will attempt to complete this challenge over a 5 day period after Christmas day 2011</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">Why you doing it </strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">–</strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;"> is it </strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">your</strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;"> way to burn off the Christmas excesses?</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;">Well even though that is a good reason in itself, the primary reason is to raise funds for FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;">Focus Humanitarian Assistance is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid and facilitates their transition to sustainable, long term development. For more information on FOCUS visit <a style="text-indent: 0px !important;" href="http://www.akdn.org/focus"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.akdn.org/focus</span></span></a> or read the latest <a style="text-indent: 0px !important;" href="http://www.akdn.org/publications/2011_focus_july.pdf"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">newsletter</span></span></a>.</div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">OK, </strong></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">how can I get involved?</strong></span></div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0px !important;">In order to go on the trip, I am targeting to raise at least £3,000 for FOCUS. As I am covering the cost of the trip myself, every pound raised will go to aid FOCUS with their programmes. You can donate from this page or from your mobile phone: Text <strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">HIKE59</strong><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;"> £</strong><strong style="text-indent: 0px !important;">10</strong> to 70070 (UK Mobiles only).</div>
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