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The Kilimanjaro Challenge

DUSHYANT N. TANNA is raising money for Sightsavers

Participants: Dushyant N. Tanna

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TREK KILIMANJARO · 17 December 2010

Sightsavers' vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.

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<p><span style="color: #000080;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">On the&nbsp;22nd December&nbsp; 2010, &nbsp;I&nbsp;successfully reached Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro- the world's highest freestanding mountain&nbsp;at 19341feet (5895metres) after 6 days trekking and sleeping rough in tents (close to glaciers!!) and descending on the 7th day.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">I continue to&nbsp;raise funds for </span><span style="color: #ff0000;">Sightsavers International - </span><span style="color: #000080;">in particular for their <span style="color: #ff0000;">&pound;1Million&nbsp;</span> </span><span style="color: #ff0000;">"Vision India Appeal ". </span><span style="color: #000080;">Around 15 million people in India are blind , of which 7.5 milliion are blind because of a cataract which can be cured by a simple operation costing just &pound;15. Just think, if we could "open their eyes" they would be able to see the smiles of their loved ones.On a personal level , my own family has been affected by problems of partial sightedness, &nbsp;so this is a cause extremely close to my heart. <br /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>I&nbsp; funded &nbsp;the whole expedition&nbsp; myself&nbsp; - &nbsp;so every single penny you donate will go to Sightsavers for their wonderful work. </strong>So please support me in my endeavour by kindly donating to my chosen charity and give as much as you can.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Visit </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.sightsavers.org/visionindia">www.sightsavers.org/visionindia</a> </span><span style="color: #000080;">for more details. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">THANK YOU &amp; GOD BLESS. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Dushyant N. Tanna</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£4,493.25
+ £526.63 Gift Aid
Online
£1,882.25
Offline
£2,611.00

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