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Euan, Paul & Robert's attempt at Kili

Euan Crichton is raising money for Cash for Kids North East Scotland
“Euan Crichton's fundraising”

on 19 September 2011

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Cash for Kids is a grant-giving charity, supporting young lives from birth to 18. Our mission is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across North East Scotland who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or have additional needs.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #984806; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page in aid of Cash for Kids.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #984806; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">I and 2 friends are attempting to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the so called Seven Summits, the highest peaks in each of the world's 7 continents. It is considered the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, with Uhuru Peak rising to an altitude of 15,100 feet (4,600 m) from base to summit, with an overall height of 5895m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are attempting this trek via the Lemosho route (same as Comic Relief Trek......if Chris Moyles can do it!!) over 7 days in February&hellip;..for fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to the scale of the challenge ahead of us, we think our pain is worthy of raising some money for a charity along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of the donations will be used to part finance the trip, like a lot of these challenges &ndash; all monies raised will go to the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #984806; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">Cash for Kids is the Northsound Radio listener&rsquo;s charity. It raises money to give grants to disabled and disadvantaged children within the Northsound transmission area of North-east Scotland.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #984806; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">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 - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #984806; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128;">So please dig deep and donate as much as you can now &ndash; all your donations are greatly appreciated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks!</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,201.00
+ £420.25 Gift Aid
Online
£2,201.00
Offline
£0.00

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