Katherine Howe
Trek China for Help the Aged: Kat & Dawn
Fundraising for Age UK
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Thank you for visiting our fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor us online.
On 13 October 2005, we will embark on an amazing challenge called Trek China in aid of Help the Aged. We will be trekking for six days along the steep and arduous paths of the Great Wall of China and surrounding countryside.
We have committed ourselves to raise a minimum of £4,400 and we would like your support in reaching this target.
Why Help the Aged?
· 25 per cent of older people live in poverty and over one million older people feel isolated and trapped in their own homes. One in six older people have gone a whole week without speaking to anyone they know. · Half a million older people are facing some form of abuse right now - either psychological, financial, physical or sexual. The problem affects men and women, both rich and poor. Shockingly, much of this abuse takes place in people's own homes. · There are 11.22 million pensioners in the UK. Although the UK is the world's 4th richest country, more than 2 million pensioners live below the poverty line. In 2000, a third of pensioner households lived in poverty. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Help the Aged will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. So please sponsor us now! Many thanks for your support. Katherine and Dawn Thank you to our offline sponsors:- Wendy Emrich, Val Gilbert, Jim Storey, Kath Stevenson, Jean and Peter Howe, Fiona Wales, Nicola Maguire, Chris Howe, The UTF (Vicky, Natasha, Jessica, Tom, Sue, Joanne, Katie and Dave), Romayne Roberts, Kathy Beazley, Rebecca Ceaplen, Sharon Warren, Suzanne Murray, Mark Purnell, Melissa Smith, Pam Worrall, Thomas Polkey, Jean Durkin, Christine Simpson, Sue Lumbis, Angie Purdy, Emma Irgin, Karen Longfellow, Mike Bennett, Mandy Baynham, John Hitchen, Lynn Brown, Anna Hawkaluk, and all of our balloon race sponsors especially Pizza Hut, Cornerhouse, Nottingham. Balloon Update 360 balloons released 4th June from Nottingham Castle 19 tickets returned. The winning ticket travelled 122 miles all the way to Great Yarmouth. Congratulations Suz!!!
On 13 October 2005, we will embark on an amazing challenge called Trek China in aid of Help the Aged. We will be trekking for six days along the steep and arduous paths of the Great Wall of China and surrounding countryside.
We have committed ourselves to raise a minimum of £4,400 and we would like your support in reaching this target.
Why Help the Aged?
· 25 per cent of older people live in poverty and over one million older people feel isolated and trapped in their own homes. One in six older people have gone a whole week without speaking to anyone they know. · Half a million older people are facing some form of abuse right now - either psychological, financial, physical or sexual. The problem affects men and women, both rich and poor. Shockingly, much of this abuse takes place in people's own homes. · There are 11.22 million pensioners in the UK. Although the UK is the world's 4th richest country, more than 2 million pensioners live below the poverty line. In 2000, a third of pensioner households lived in poverty. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Help the Aged will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you. So please sponsor us now! Many thanks for your support. Katherine and Dawn Thank you to our offline sponsors:- Wendy Emrich, Val Gilbert, Jim Storey, Kath Stevenson, Jean and Peter Howe, Fiona Wales, Nicola Maguire, Chris Howe, The UTF (Vicky, Natasha, Jessica, Tom, Sue, Joanne, Katie and Dave), Romayne Roberts, Kathy Beazley, Rebecca Ceaplen, Sharon Warren, Suzanne Murray, Mark Purnell, Melissa Smith, Pam Worrall, Thomas Polkey, Jean Durkin, Christine Simpson, Sue Lumbis, Angie Purdy, Emma Irgin, Karen Longfellow, Mike Bennett, Mandy Baynham, John Hitchen, Lynn Brown, Anna Hawkaluk, and all of our balloon race sponsors especially Pizza Hut, Cornerhouse, Nottingham. Balloon Update 360 balloons released 4th June from Nottingham Castle 19 tickets returned. The winning ticket travelled 122 miles all the way to Great Yarmouth. Congratulations Suz!!!