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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN;">PLEASE CLICK ON THE VIDEO CLIP IN MY GALLERY TO THE LEFT TO SEE HOW YOUR DONATION IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO CHILDREN IN THE UK's MOST DEPRIVED AREAS.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Families and Schools Together (FAST) is an award-winning project that boosts the chances of kids in the UK's most deprived areas by supporting parents to improve their children's learning and development at home, so they can reach their full potential at school. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">On the 2nd of June this year I will be part of a team of 35 colleagues taking part in the toughest challenge of our lives; a trek to Everest Base Camp on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group to raise over £140,000 for the Save the Children’s Families and Schools Together (FAST) Programme which helps children in the UKs most deprived areas.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Our journey to the Everest Base Camp begins in Kathmandu, Nepal’s vibrant capital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A twin engine plane takes us to Lukla, the gateway to the Khumba region and from there we will trek into the heart of the Nepali Himalaya where we will reach the highest point on the trek at Kala Patter a whopping 5,545m.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 11.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Once at the summit we will push on to our ultimate destination, Everest Base Camp where we will be able to take in the breathtaking views; remote and windswept with the massive bulk of the mighty peak towering above it. I can hardly believe I have been so lucky to be selected, it really is a once in a life time opportunity on so many levels but ultimately to raise funds for an amazing cause.</span></p>
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