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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. </span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">On the 07 September 2012, I will be beginning my climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Kilimanjaro</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">, with its three <a title="Volcanic cone" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_cone"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">volcanic cones</span></a>, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kibo</span>, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Mawenzi</span>, and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Shira</span>, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania and the <a title="Extremes of Altitude" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremes_of_Altitude"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">highest mountain</span></a> in <a title="Africa" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Africa</span></a> at 5,895 meters or 19,341 feet above <a title="Sea level" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">sea level</span></a>. I will be climbing Kilimanjaro over a period of 6 days and I hope to reach <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Uhuru Peak, at the end of an exhausting climb, to sit at the summit and watch the sunrise over Africa. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I will be funding the climb myself, but I am asking for your help to achieve something spectacular and give a London based charity a helping hand; this charity is called 'Thrive'. Thrive uses gardening to change the lives of those touched by disability; it is a small charity founded in 1978 with the aim to h</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: UK; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">elp individuals </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">of all ages ac</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: UK; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">complish </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">things they wouldn’t necessarily get the chance to do. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Having thought long and hard about what kind of charity I would like to undertake my climb for, Thrive could not have been more appropriate. It was important for me to find a charity that was based in England, it had to help the elderly and most importantly it had to do so using gardening. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please see the attached link should you require any further information on Thrive. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">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.</span></span></p>
<div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So please dig deep and donate now, every penny counts. Matt x </span></span></div>
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