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John's Kilimanjaro Trek to make brighter futures for Children living in poverty

John Baines is raising money for Comrades of Children Overseas

Participants: John Baines

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Kilimanjaro 2010 · 5 February 2011

COCO’s purpose is to provide education to create the opportunity for children to break the cycle of poverty. We are currently working with communities in remote areas of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Our vision is a world where every child, everywhere has access to quality education.

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<p>HI Folks! As you might know I have committed to raising &pound;4,000 for&nbsp;COCO, 'Comrades Of Children Overseas,' <span style="color: #000000;">by climbing Kilimanjaro in February 2011 with <!--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /-->COCO&rsquo;s founder, and former&nbsp;Olympic&nbsp;athlete,&nbsp;Steve Cram.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">COCO is a wonderful charity working with children living in dreadful poverty in the developing world by supporting closely monitored education and healthcare initiatives that make a big difference to their lives.</span> <!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /--></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">COCO&rsquo;s work has funded children&rsquo;s projects in developing countries, primarily in Africa and also in Thailand, Bosnia, Peru and Romania. Currently COCO are working in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa and Ghana. </span>For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.coco.org.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.coco.org.uk</span></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£4,816.00
+ £382.18 Gift Aid
Online
£2,057.00
Offline
£2,759.00

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