Tom Maxfield is fundraising for Comrades of Children Overseas

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Kilimanjaro

on 08/11/2009

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- On HMS Endurance
- Jocelyn's 40th

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Team members:

Tom Maxfield,Jocelyn Maxfield

Raising money for

Comrades of Children Overseas

Charity Registration No. SC030428

COCO is a children's charity that is trying to make a BIG difference to the lives of children affected by poverty, war, famine and disease. COCO wants to give them a positive and happier future

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Tom Maxfield

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Raised: 105%

Target: £5,000.00
Raised so far: £5,245.00

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My story

Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro for COCO

Jocelyn and I have set ourselves the challenge of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. It's 20,000 feet above sea level and takes six days to reach the summit where the overnight temperature plummets to -20C and you have to be really careful about altitude sickness.

We're going with Steve Cram to support COCO, the charity he founded in 1998, to help poor children in Africa to get the benefit of an education. We'll be visiting some of their live projects while we're over there and seeing just how far a little bit of money really does go.

We're ready for the trek - if Cheryl Cole and Chris Moyles can do it then so can we! I've been walking the dogs in my new boots and we've both invested in really warm sleeping bags.

Now that you're here you're only seconds away from making a difference to a child you'll never meet so please donate whatever you think is reasonable. It's totally secure and the money goes straight to COCO and no one will ever contact you as a result of making a donation - apart from Jocelyn and me to say thank you!

Tom and Jocelyn

http://www.coco.org.uk/home

	Very well done to you both. Hope Jocelyn is fully recovered. Donation by Rob Lawson 25/11/09
	well done Tom and well done Jocelyn.Both passed the mile high club. in Tom's case 3.662983178 miles! Donation by The Rutters 25/11/09
	An experience you will never forget, well done x Donation by Michael and Ashley Stephenson 25/11/09
	Well done Tom and Jocelyn Donation by David Elliott 25/11/09
	Hope you had a great experience x Donation by Kari Owers 18/11/09
	"Prolonged endurance tames the brave" Lord Byron. Well done. Best Wishes Stuart and Marion Donation by Marion Edwards 08/11/09
	By the time you read this you will be back home and safe. Thinking lucky thoughts. We know you'll make it. x Donation by Julie & Steve Drummond 06/11/09
	Good luck Tom and Jocelyn With all best wishes. Donation by Richard Sinton 06/11/09
	6 days to get to 20,000 ft - you're having a laugh!! I did it in 40mins with British Airways last Thursday!! Donation by Dave Charlton 04/11/09
	Good Luck to both of you. Donation by Ian Baggett 04/11/09
	Good luck, T&J. Let me know when you are ready for your next challenge. I can still remember when you routed me up Penshaw hill Donation by Anthony Lindoe 04/11/09
	Anybody who can win the weetabix game can do this, you can use your hands this time. Good luck! Love Gerard, Janis and Lizzie Donation by Gerard Maxfield 30/10/09
	Come On!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donation by Patrick Cooke 30/10/09
	Enjoy. Ian Michael Linda & Victoria Donation by Arnott Brothers Underwriting 30/10/09
	Be safe Tom & Jocelyn - next time Elsa & I will come with you Donation by David & Elsa 30/10/09
	I will be thinking of you when I am climbing at a modest 3000ft. Good luck hope the weather is kind. Ted Cook Donation by Ted Cook 29/10/09
	Donation by Phil Cronin 29/10/09
	Go Team Maxfield. Remember to take plenty of chocolate - you wont get a much better excuse than this one. Donation by All at Town and Country - Carlisle 28/10/09
	Good luck with the trek, we will be thinking about you both Donation by Pete & Bev Sinkinson 24/10/09
	"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Enjoy the view!! Donation by James Liddy 24/10/09
	Good luck Tom and Jocelyn Donation by Jamie Martin 23/10/09
	What an amazing adventure! Be Safe! Maybe we should send you some Vegemite for the trip. Ha ha Donation by John and Nicole Glancy 23/10/09
	Good luck to the pair of you. Have a great time. Donation by Dominic Mallatratt 23/10/09
	Good luck T & J from Mick in New York. Wish I was well enough to join you Donation by Mick Coleman 22/10/09
	Trust there's a Serenity Spa at the summit! Look forward to catching up when you are safely back - Alan Donation by Alan Wright 21/10/09
	Go n-éirí an bóthar leat Go n-éirí an bóthar leat Go raibh an ghaoth go brách ag do chúl Donation by Liverpool Fan 21/10/09
	If you remember nothing else - Pole, Pole (slowly, slowly) enjoy the view, its awesome & best of luck Donation by Lee Durham 20/10/09
	Joselyn and Tom, I wish you the very best of luck Donation by Bryan Sanderson 20/10/09
	Well done to you both and good luck Donation by Ashley & Geoff - Akenside 20/10/09
	Can't wait to hear how you get on. Good luck to you both! Donation by Sheila Coltman 20/10/09

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* Total raised online:	£4,495.00
Offline donations:	£750.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£748.85

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