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Thanks for visiting our fundraising page. In October we’re spending two weeks in Kenya to work as volunteer cricket coaches with Cricket Without Boundaries (CWB).

CWB aims to educate and help underprivileged communities in Africa, using cricket to develop personal skills ranging from basic teamwork to self-discipline and leadership.

Most importantly, it uses the game of cricket as a tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS by focusing on changing behavioural patterns and bringing children together in a safe and fun environment where critical messages about HIV/AIDS can be delivered. As coaches, our training sessions will have at their heart a discussion about the disease both in terms of prevention and treatment. CWB also stands for equality of treatment for those with the disease: regardless of their status, children and adults are included in coaching, games and competitions.

CWB’s administration costs are very low: your donation will help its work by providing equipment and AIDS awareness materials (don’t worry – we’re paying for our own flights!). The charity also aims at sustainability: since its establishment in 2005 it has trained 250 new ICC coaches across Africa, leaving them with the equipment to continue to coach their community.

We aim to raise £2500 for CWB and to this end we walked the Yorkshire Three Peaks on 30 August – a 25 mile circuit including 5200ft of ascent and descent. In keeping with our work in Kenya, we wore cricket whites for the whole walk and played a small game of cricket on each peak. A few friends joined us for the day and we completed the walk just inside our target of 12 hours. Even though we've completed the challenge we set ourselves, it's not too late to sponsor us to support CWB’s work in Africa, so please do give generously.

For more information visit www.cricketwithoutboundaries.com

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Good show! Donation by Rupesh Bhayani 23/03/09  

£80.00 + £22.56 Gift Aid

Better late than never? Love from Australia Donation by David Annen 02/12/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Fantastic, Chiptastic! Donation by Elisabeth Gray 06/11/08  

£20.00

Donation by Priya 30/10/08  

£7.00 + £1.97 Gift Aid

Good work guys, well done indeed Donation by Gordon & Suanne 26/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Horne and Horne. Donation by Wooooodsy 20/10/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Well done lads! Donation by Eddie & Maria 07/10/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Rabbani Choudhury 05/10/08  

£10.00

Hey Guys, soory for the delay and sorry it can't be more - well done! Donation by Bex 04/10/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done, Chip. Just when we thought you couldn't be anymore lovely...you go and save the world one cricket game at a time. Show off. xxx Donation by Cait and Matt 27/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Donation by Katie Mills 26/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great cause, all the best. Donation by Sumantra Prasad 19/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

well done, sorry it's a bit late Donation by Nigel ADN 19/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

go, Mat! all the best xx Donation by tara and marc 17/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Have an ace time! Donation by Will Reynolds 16/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Have a good innings! Donation by Ben Meyjes 09/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by michael levine 08/09/08  

£50.00

Lovely Donation by Josh G 02/09/08  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Nice one Hornes! Donation by Seth 02/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Fiona Stewart 02/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Henry 02/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Well done Hornes! If there is one thing that will solve all Africa's problems, its cricket. Donation by Sam Brown 02/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by HPL 02/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Didn't understand all the cricket chat, but it sounds like you won. Brilliant behaviour! Good luck in Kenya. Donation by Tom Hamilton 02/09/08  

£10.00

I know almost nothing about cricket, and try to walk on flat ground whenever I can, so am enormously impressed - well done chaps! Donation by Jane Tassell 02/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done guys, all the very best in getting the full amount Donation by Chris Husband 02/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Men of Horne. Well done. Superb. Donation by Day and Elen 02/09/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good work fella Donation by Hyun-Ho 01/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done both of you! Donation by Terry & Polly 01/09/08  

£25.00

Donation by judith 01/09/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
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