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On October the 16th I've decided I'm going to kayak the length of the Basingstoke canal, in support of Ocean Stars, a charity that helps children and families rebuild their shattered lives in Sri Lanka.

The charity was set up in 2005 as a response to the tsunami which took the lives of over 30,000 people in Sri Lanka alone and left thousands of innocent men, women and children suffering and traumatised.  Today, Ocean Stars offers these communities a route out of poverty by supporting a range of educational and livelihood projects.

Having visited Sri Lanka with Ocean Stars a number of times, I decided it was time for me to take on my own fundraising challenge. Somehow I came across the idea of this challenge, armed myself with the necessary equipment and began training. About 6 weeks into my training, and with a month to go, I think the challenge (which consists of 26 miles of kayaking along with about 4 miles carrying my canoe around locks) is going to take me roughly 8 hours.

It's a massive challenge for me and it's all for an extremely worthy cause, so I'd like to take this opportunity  to ask you donate whatever you can afford, and 'like' this page on facebook so that word spreads. The smallest amounts of money can make the most incredible changes to people in Sri Lanka's lives.

Thanks

Matt M

www.oceanstars.org.uk