Helena Hodges
Helena's Kilimanjaro trip
Fundraising for Julian House
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Julian House will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor me now!
Many thanks for your support.
My Kilimanjaro Challenge for Julian House January 2006 I will be paying my own airfare and trekking costs, so ALL the money I raise will go to Julian House. I am 46 years old, but if I were a homeless person I would probably have not survived until now! I am a pharmacist who works in the Pharmacy Department at the Royal United Hospital, and in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath. I have been deliberating this trek for several years and have finally plucked up the courage to accept my own challenge! This is not a holiday! There are no scenic safaris and very little free time. Twenty-four hours of acclimatisation, then it's off on the ascent. From about 12,000 feet the effects of the altitude will start to be felt and a two-day headache begins. To enable me to complete the challenge of trekking to the 'Roof of Africa' - a trek of about 80km (or 50miles) and up to the dizzy height of 5895m (or 19,340ft) - I will need to both lose weight and improve my fitness (both worthy challenges in themselves). I hope that you are able to help me in this challenge, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Julian House will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor me now!
Many thanks for your support.
My Kilimanjaro Challenge for Julian House January 2006 I will be paying my own airfare and trekking costs, so ALL the money I raise will go to Julian House. I am 46 years old, but if I were a homeless person I would probably have not survived until now! I am a pharmacist who works in the Pharmacy Department at the Royal United Hospital, and in the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology at the University of Bath. I have been deliberating this trek for several years and have finally plucked up the courage to accept my own challenge! This is not a holiday! There are no scenic safaris and very little free time. Twenty-four hours of acclimatisation, then it's off on the ascent. From about 12,000 feet the effects of the altitude will start to be felt and a two-day headache begins. To enable me to complete the challenge of trekking to the 'Roof of Africa' - a trek of about 80km (or 50miles) and up to the dizzy height of 5895m (or 19,340ft) - I will need to both lose weight and improve my fitness (both worthy challenges in themselves). I hope that you are able to help me in this challenge, and I look forward to hearing from you soon!