<p><span style="color: #800080;">Dear friends, family and colleagues,</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">In October, I will be trekking to Mt Everest Base Camp (5,300m) in aid of the charity <a title="Women for Women International UK" href="http://www.womenforwomen.org.uk" target="_self">Women for Women International UK</a>&nbsp;which helps women survivors of war rebuild their lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">Led by inspirational &nbsp;Everest summiteer <a title="Susan Harper Todd" href="http://www.susanharpertodd.com" target="_self">Susan Harper Todd</a>, our team has committed to raise&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">&pound;100,000 i</span>n celebration of the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">Since its creation, WfWI has given hope to more than 290,000 women survivors of war and conflict and helped them move towards economic self-sufficiency with its year-long programme of direct aid, rights education, job skills training and small business development. WfWI has distributed $95 million in direct aid, microcredit loans and other programme services.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">Please help me reach my personal fundraising target of&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">&pound;10,000 </span></span><span style="color: #800080;">by giving what you can.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #800080;">Thank you very much for your support, Siri</span></p>