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Kilimanjaro Challenge 2011

Neil Sheppard is raising money for East Anglian Air Ambulance
“Neil Sheppard's fundraising”

on 1 October 2010

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We are East Anglian Air Ambulance. A charity providing lifesaving critical care, 24/7, every day of the year across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Whether by air or road, we’re there for the most seriously ill and injured, when every second counts.

Story

<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #0000ff;">My 40th birthday is less than a year away now and i wanted to do something that would challenge me. My trip was going to be to New Zealand for a few weeks to try out all the adrenalin sports before i got too old, lol. Alison then mentioned about climbing <a href="http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/kili.html">Mt Kilimanjaro</a>! After a day of thinking about this the trip was booked!&nbsp; on the 13 Feb 2011 we're off to climb, scramble and crawl our way to the top of <a href="http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/kili.html">Mt Kilimanjaro!</a><em><a href="http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/kili.html"><br /></a></em></span></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #0000ff;">So my personal challenge was set, all i had to do now was get fit!! So Molly my dog is getting tons of walks and i'm hitting the slopes of Snowdon in October</span>.<span style="color: #0000ff;"> It was on one of my walks that</span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">i started thinking about raising some money for a charity, but which one? <br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;">&nbsp;&nbsp; A few years ago i was involved in the biking community and had a couple of friends who were airlifted to hospital after crashing their bikes. At the time i used to raise money for the London Air Ambulance (HEMS). What a fantastic job these people do all over the country. Like angels waiting if the unthinkable happens! So i wanted to raise money again for the Air ambulance service. This time i've chosen the <a href="http://www.eastanglianairambulance.org.uk/default.asp">East Anglian Air Ambulance Service</a>&nbsp; <br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;">&nbsp; They run purely on charity donations, having to find around &pound;3million a year to keep the rotors turning on their 2<a href="http://www.eastanglianairambulance.org.uk/explore-the-helicopter.asp">&nbsp; Life Saving Helicopters</a></span>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #0000ff;">So please help us raise as much as possible for this invaluable service.</span>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: #ff0000;">********Thank you for reading and donating********</span></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><br /></strong></p> <p><strong>Updates: Only 4 weeks to go now! <br /></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£230.00
+ £7.05 Gift Aid
Online
£25.00
Offline
£205.00

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