Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page in aid of Save the Family.  I hope you will be able to donate and help me complete my challenge.  Here is the background.

On the 25th November 2010, I am taking on my challenge of a lifetime! 

For three days I shall be trekking through the ever-changing landscape of the Sahara Desert on my journey of courageousness and following in the footsteps of my hero, Alexsandr Orlov (see picture).  My challenge also involves climbing to the top of multiple sand dunes in the desert heat, culminating in a dawn ascent of the Bougharn Dunes.  

This is the first time I have ever attempted a 3 consecutive day challenge, and I have and will be working hard to ensure that I am in shape for the event.  My fitness regime to date has involved many hours of weekend walking starting last mid August and ending up with a weekend walk of 16 hours over the 2 days just prior to the journey itself.  I've now competed 256 miles of practise walking and the real challenge starts this weekend with the 16 hours 50 mile walk

It has not been and is not going to be easy for me, but I am determined to earn each and ever penny you sponsor me for! 

So please help in every way you can - every penny counts, even when I might want to spend one in the middle of the Sahara!!! 

 Save the Family

 This charity has been working for 34 years, keeping children with their parents when they have been made homeless instead of the children going in to the care system.  Parents of these children come from the most disadvantaged areas in the UK, many have had no education or family life experiences (as a result of growing up in the care system themselves) as a guidance of how to bring up their own children.

Save the Family works hard to provide this example ensuring these families are able to stay together and grow from strength to strength eventually moving back into the community and not becoming homeless again.

Please help me to raise £1500.00 to ensure Save the Family is able to continue the vital work they do in keeping homeless children with their parents.

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.

I have paid for this challenge myself; every penny raised will go to Save the Family!  So please dig deep and donate now.