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URS\Scott Wilson Kenya Volunteers's fundraising is raising money for Sand Dams Worldwide
“URS\Scott Wilson Kenya Volunteers's fundraising”

on 2 December 2010

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Sand Dams Worldwide supports people living in drylands to build sand dams, and grow enough food to feed and support their families. Sand dams empower communities, putting the future firmly in their own hands. They provide a lifelong supply of clean water, transforming thousands of lives.

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<p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">Thanks for visiting my JustGiving fundraising page. This September I will be climbing Africa&rsquo;s highest </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise money for one of my favourite charities <strong>Excellent </strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Development</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.</span></span> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">Excellent does a fantastic job supporting rural communities in Africa to build sand dams and </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">improve their food production. Sand dams are amazing structures that capture and store </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">millions of litres of clean water right where communities need it. They vastly improve people&rsquo;s </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">lives and transform dry environments into places where people, plants and animals can thrive.</span></span></p> <p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">They are also the world&rsquo;s lowest cost way of capturing and storing rainwater in dry rural areas. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">For more information on Excellent&rsquo;s work visit their website <a href="http://www.excellentdevelopment.com">www.excellentdevelopment.com</a></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;"></span></span></span></span></span></p> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">I am paying my own way to get to Africa and have already paid &pound;200 to join the challenge. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #000000;">I now need to raise a minimum sponsorship of &pound;1,710 of which at least &pound;750 will support </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="color: #000000;">Excellent Development&rsquo;s amazing work... of course, i'd like to smash that target so am aiming to raise much more!! Your help and support is much appreciated. Thank you!</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">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.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></p> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Italic; color: #002060; font-size: x-small;"><font face="Verdana,Italic" size="2" color="#002060"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </font></span></span> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> </span></span></p> </span></span>So please dig deep and donate now.</p> </p> </p>

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