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Crazy Cow's Climb Kilimanjaro

Hannah Pyner, Melanie Rose, Robyn Lipnicki, Helen Pearce is raising money for Children Today
“Hannah Pyner's fundraising”

on 22 January 2011

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At Children Today we provide grants for vital, life-changing specialised equipment for children and young people up to the age of 25 years old across the UK. Our aim is to ensure that every child and young person fulfils their potential and has the best possible quality of life.

Story

<p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Thank you for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page. </span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">You can probably tell from our picture that none of us have any clue about climbing </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">the world&rsquo;s highest free-standing mountain!! I doubt you would think that Robyn came into work with this crazy idea Monday morning and by Friday we had the hiking boots!! But its fine&hellip;.Hannah thinks she is good to go with her North Face body warmer, Robyn believes a pair of Roxy stiletto hiking boots are the way forward, Helen imagines it will just be like walking to and from work and Melanie is just&hellip;&hellip;SCARED!!</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">As clueless as we may be; us Crazy Cows are going to do our very best to raise our target of &pound;11,400 for Children Today and continue to help</span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;" lang="EN-GB">provide specialised equipment for children and young people with disabilities throughout the UK</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">We have chosen to support Children Today after reading about a mother who had to consider putting her disabled daughter into care as she couldn&rsquo;t afford the equipment she needed. Unfortunately there is no statutory right for young people with disabilities to be provided with the equipment they need by the government or the NHS. However; </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">Children Today ensures that each disabled child is given the necessary equipment, which helps them to overcome obstacles and achieve their potential.&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Therefore we are putting ourselves through this gruelling (or ridiculous&nbsp;- when you consider how unfit we all are) challenge so Children Today can continue to support disabled children in the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">UK</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"> and improve their</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB"> quality of life. </span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;" lang="EN">By supporting us and donating to Children Today you are helping one of the thousands of disabled children and young people that are in desperate need of help and assistance. Every penny really does count and can make a huge difference:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&pound;10 - buys support cushions for a wheelchair or a Braille play-ball</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&pound;30 &ndash; balance board for fun physiotherapy </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&pound;50 - powered sensory toys to enable independent play</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&pound;120 - a weighted blanket to give security and comfort and encourage sleep</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&pound;220 - a safe swing to play in the garden with siblings</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-GB">&pound;300 - cushioned matting for a sensory room</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">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 </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">UK</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"> taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - We raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">So please donate now.</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB">Hannah, Melanie, Robyn and Helen<span style="font-size: 16pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">☺</span></span></span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: 16pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: 16pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Thank you to everyone who attended our band night! It was huge success!! Thank you to the band Loose Change and Tina, Grace and Amy for all your help and support x </span></span></span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: 16pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="NoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: 16pt;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Our next fund raising event is a quiz night on the 29th of March at the Cape Bar in Wood Street, EC2V - Book your team in today!</span></span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£10,750.86
+ £2,354.20 Gift Aid
Online
£9,905.86
Offline
£845.00

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