Laurence Biggs is fundraising for Mercy Ships

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Mount Kenya Trek

on 18/09/2009

We made it to the top!

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Team members:

Laurence Biggs, Alison Biggs

Raising money for

Mercy Ships

Charity Registration No. 1053055 Scotland (SC039743)

Mercy Ships is an international charity that provides free medical and humanitarian services to the people of Africa using its hospital ship, the Africa Mercy. In the developing world, lack of access to basic health care can have horrific results. Mercy Ships freely provides relief to the forgotten poor - saving lives, improving quality of life and restoring hope.

The Africa Mercy is the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship - staffed with volunteer doctors, nurses, engineers and agriculturists - that visits ports in some of the world's poorest countries. Doctors, surgeons and nurses onboard provide free medical and surgical services, while off ship teams help local communities develop sustainable water, sanitation and education programmes.

For further information on Mercy Ships please visit www.mercyships.org.uk or call 01438 727800.

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Laurence Biggs

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Raised: 333%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £3,333.00

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My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.

We have been involved with Mercy Ships for 16 years, ever since the Anastasis visited the port of Avonmouth where Laurence was on placement in 1993.

In 2004 Laurence had a sabatical and chose to spend some of it with Mercy Ships in Sierre Leone.

Mercy Ships is an amazing organisation making a real difference in the lives of some of the poorest people in the world. Cleft lip and Palete operations, removal of huge facial tumours, cateract operations, health education, water and sanitation project ... they do it all.

In 2009 we celebrate our silver wedding anniversary. To celebrate we are undertaking a sponsored trek up Mount Kenya - the second highest moutain in Africa at nearly 5000m - in Mid September. We would be very grateful for your support in this.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

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	Donation by Colin Bainbridge 16/11/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well Done Laurence and Alison - that must have been a lot of fun !! Great amount raised for a very worthwhile cause. Donation by Steve and Barbie Wheatcroft 12/11/09	£78.00 + £22.00 Gift Aid
	Well Done - Looking forward to seeing the photos Donation by Alyson 22/10/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Donation by Nick & Judy Salisbury 11/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done both! Donation by Nick & Judy Salisbury 11/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Hope you've had a fantastic climb! Love and congratulations Donation by Liz and Chris Jones 03/10/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Donation by Dorin Bodnariuc 01/10/09	£20.00
	Congratulations to you both on your Silver Wedding. Hope you enjoyed the climb and had a fantastic time Donation by Ian & Barbara 29/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Well done to you both I hope it all went smoothly for you - God Bless Donation by David Archer (St Peters Broadwater) 22/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hope you've had a brilliant trip. Well done! Donation by Anon and family 20/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by Sylvia Lendrum 18/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! and hope all the climb goes well. Donation by Sarah and Nigel Plain 18/09/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	May God be with you every step of the way. Donation by Jim May 16/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Congratulations! Hope all goes well for you both. A great charity to support Donation by keith and Pearl Bacon 15/09/09	£15.00
	Just keep breathing. (And work on your spelling!) Donation by Gimli 14/09/09	£1,000.00 + £282.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck! What a great thing to do to mark your anniversary, take care and have a good trip. Donation by Debbie, Martin, Ben & Thomas 14/09/09
	Donation by Anonymous 10/09/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	What a noble way to celebrate - wishing you every success! Donation by Liz, John, Olly & Anna 09/09/09
	Congratulations on your Sliver Wedding!! Wishing you lots of luck on this amazing adventure. Donation by Kerry, Jon, Daniel and Rebecca xx 09/09/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Every blessing as you undertake this venture. Donation by Christopher Jenkins 07/09/09
	Congratulations and good luck. Should be a fantastic experience. Donation by Eileen Bigg 07/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Good luck to both of you, we are seriously impressed. Have a wonderful, if challenging, time! With love from us all. Donation by Pip and Gareth Austin 07/09/09
	Congratulations on 25 years. Wishing you safe travel onwards together. With love Dennis & Muriel Donation by Dennis and Muriel Piper 05/09/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good luck - did it myself once in younger days - slightly by mistake with a lovely Israeli girl (which I presume you won't be) Donation by David Munchin 05/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Wishing you both a great and safe trip and a good result for a good cause. Donation by Trevor Jones 04/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Its rather like Fitzcarraldo isnt it? Have a good time. Donation by anthony willis 04/09/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	I had to include Ian as he is the tax mans friend! Stay well and safe and hope you both get up and down without incident. Donation by Laura Ian Joshua and Elliot Stacey! 29/07/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Have a great time both of you, I will be praying you make it all the way to the top.X Donation by Selina Evans 28/07/09	£20.00

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* Total raised online:	£1,713.00
Offline donations:	£1,620.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£467.64

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