Updated on Sep 23rd 2012 at 11:06 AM from the JustGiving API

the trek is now over and everyone did so well, it was a challenge for everyone and we all had the most amazing time!

Updated on Jul 15th 2012 at 2:01 PM from the JustGiving API

63 sleeps until the trek getting excited now, please donate to my page to raise as much as possible for Autism Jersey x

Updated on Apr 21st 2012 at 10:04 AM from the JustGiving API

yay thank you i have now raised 17% of my fundraising goal :-)

Updated on Apr 15th 2012 at 6:44 PM from the JustGiving API

£150 raised so far by doing a carboot sale, its a step in the right direction! x

<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Any donation received will be going towards the charity Autism Jersey, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Autism Jersey</span> is </span><a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/jersey-1"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Jersey</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">'s leading </span><a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/charitable-organization"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">charity</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> dedicated to the support and assistance of people with an </span><a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/autistic-spectrum"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Autistic Spectrum Disorder</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">, including A</span><a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/autism"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">utism</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">, </span><a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/asperger-s-syndrome"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Asperger Syndrome</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> and other associated Developmental Disorders and Complex Needs, so that they can lead a full and inclusive life with a reasonable degree of independence. Autism Jersey also assists related professions to achieve this primary goal.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">The charity was founded in 2005 by a group of parents of children with autism. Now firmly established, Autism Jersey is already helping to make the needed changes to the local <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/education"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">education</span></a>, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/social-security-2"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">social security</span></a>, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/health-care"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">healthcare</span></a>, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/police"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">law enforcement agencies</span></a>, and other establishments in order to ease the difficulties faced by people with an <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/autistic-spectrum"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Autistic Spectrum Disorder</span></a>. A number of schemes have already been established, and the charity is working with many other departments and organisations to drive progress towards a range of support for people with an <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/autistic-spectrum"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Autistic Spectrum Disorder</span></a>. The money I raise for the charity will go towards helping many people on the island and will enable the charity to reach out and expand facilities for people with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder on the island.</span></p> <p><span style="color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 10pt;">Every year as part of fundraising Autism Jersey organise a trek, this years trek is through the foot hills of the Pyrenees, there will be a group of us taking part in the trek all raising money to aid this charity and their work for people in Jersey with Autism.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> I decided to take part in trek 2012 for 2 reasons, the first being that I wanted to set myself a personal challenge after losing weight and increasing my fitness this year and the second being that I saw the trek advertised and wanted to help raise money for Autism Jersey as I have seen some of the work that they do through my work with adults with special needs.</span></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>