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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Greetings! The somewhat last minute nature of this sponsorship request matches the last minute nature of our training regimes. As with previous challenges attempted, we shall again be relying on Frusli bars to make up for this.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">At 3am on 13/08/2011 Simon Bowler, Oliver Daffarn, David Morcher, Ian Rankin and Andrew Marshall will wander off in blissful ignorance into the Welsh darkness in search of every mountain the country has to offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The "Welsh 3000's" involves reaching the summit of the 15 mountains in Wales which stand over 3000 ft tall via 24 hours of non-stop trekking (and navigating).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To emphasize our ignorance we hope to complete it within 12 hours just because someone on a website has said this would be exceptional (see <a href="http://www.welsh3000s.co.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">www.welsh3000s.co.uk</span></a> for further info).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately due to complete uncertainty amongst all of us over how possible this is we can not offer any refunds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">We are doing this in aid of two charities. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">On this page donations will be made to</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Justadrop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just a Drop raises money to build wells, install boreholes and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hand pumps, and carry out sanitation and health education programmes in some of the poorest parts of the developing world. Their mission is to reduce child mortality by delivering accessible clean, safe water where it is needed most. To date they have helped over 1 million children and their families in 29 countries. Just a drop is hands on, looking at the local picture to establish how best to achieve maximum impact at ground level and working directly with other charities, local partners and communities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Details of both charities being supported can be found on our team page at: <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/teams/5men-vs-15mountains/">http://www.justgiving.com/teams/5men-vs-15mountains/</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">We'd like to take this opportunity now to say thanks for your donations, they are greatly appreciated and will hopefully help power us up peak 15!</span></p>