Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page. Our team for the demanding challenge of climbing Kilimanjaro (5895m) has an incredible element added, which will have us  staying overnight in the crater at over 5700m. We  comprise of 4 British Airways staff, Rod Young, Dave Anderson, Dean Plumb, Paul Steptoe and 6 friends, Mark Woods, Mick Robbings, Jean Marc Olivier, Jerry Ranger, Robert Hegt and Robert Rogers.  

We would like to raise funds for three charities - this page is for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

Our fund raising for Flying Start, set up by British Airways to support Comic Relief may be found at:

http://www.justgiving.com/kilimanjarocrater1

Our fund raising for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) may be found at:                                         

http://www.justgiving.com/kilimanjarocrater

Our priorities are 50% DSWF, 40% Flying Start and 10% JDRF, but your decision and preference determines where the money goes.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) exists to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications, and is the world's leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research. My son (Rod's)  Elliot got Type 1 daibetes at the age of 5 and I was very keen to ensure that we supported this charity to help children in the future.

So we very much appreciate your support and hope you dig deep for the three charities. This will be hard work for us although very personally rewarding. We want our efforts to make a difference to help improve the lives of young children with diabetes [JDRF], to give children a fair start in life in the poorest communities in the world [Flying Start] and to help save our endangered wildlife [DSWF].

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.