<p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><font size="2"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">&nbsp;Thanks for taking the time to vist my just Giving page</span></span></span></p> </font></span></span> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am off next week to climb the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895m&nbsp;<span class="905265214-23082011">by</span>&nbsp;<span class="905265214-23082011">the toughest route</span>.It seemed a good idea last October when with some old friends from school we were celebrating&nbsp;my 50th.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are 5 of us all 50 now&nbsp; we&nbsp;decided to do something special<span class="905265214-23082011"> to mark the occasion</span>&nbsp;how we moved from a golf weekend to climbing a mountain ??after&nbsp;th<span class="905265214-23082011">e fourth pint I expect.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">What is clear is we wanted to do something for charity and with my son being a little Downs Syndrome boy who they knew&nbsp;by&nbsp;linking it to Theo in some way would be great ...Theo is pictured sitting with our adopted Gran&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">I have chosen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Parc <a href="http://www.parc-essex.co.uk/Parc-Essex/Welcome.html..I">http://www.parc-essex.co.uk/Parc-Essex/Welcome.html..I</a> they provide support and a couple of hours fun a week in a safe environment to ALL&nbsp;disabled children..they have over 300 on their books..like all small charities they struggle from year to year to get funding .</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">I am amazed when I go there to see how big the smiles can get on these little people.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">...</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">I know its a tough time out there&nbsp;&nbsp;bu</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">t if you can spare anything every penny you contribute is going to the cause,as we are&nbsp;paying for everything ourselves.Including putting ourselves back together again!!</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">&nbsp;</span></span></span>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">It&nbsp;would be much appreciated by me and the children of Parc</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="905265214-23082011">Thank you</span></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>