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Welcome to the MEAK Three Peak Challenge 2009.

MEAK made history, on the 19th of May by carrying out a rare and complicated open heart procedure on a 6-month old boy, the first operation of its kind to take place in all of East Africa. Some of the money raised from this page went towards that Heart Mission.

We are now home and safe after our successful attempt at the Three Peaks. It was a fantastic experience with many challenges, one of which was the travelling for hours in a mini bus with a sat nav directing us the long way around the country. the lack of sleep for over 24 hours but the hardest and most scary part was hiking up Scarfell Pike in the driving rain, high winds and in the dark. We only had head torsches to see where we were going. We must have been crazy!

 
Thank you from the challenge team, MEAK and of course the children.

Please keep giving we need more money.

We are attempting the National (UK) Three Peak Challenge on June 11th-13th 2009 in aid of MEAK.
Medical and Educational Aid to Kenya was founded 14 years ago by a dynamic British couple, Mike and Dee Belliere, after they fell in love with Kenya and its people. Their mission and passion is to establish and execute medical and educational based programs across Kenya and bring a positive awareness about this extraordinary country. New Yorker Jess Atkins discovered MEAK on the web and after one Mission found that she had to help MEAK and joined the team. Their renowned international medical teams lend their time and expertise, without charge, to save Kenyan lives, and provide a better quality of life for thousands, with an additional focus on sharing knowledge and training with the local staffs. MEAK donates large quantities of medical consumables to our many affiliate partners in Kenya. 
MEAK HEART MISSION SEEKS TO work in tandem with the local medics, share knowledge and training, and execute free screening clinics for children with pediatric heart conditions. They then operate on those patients that are in a critical condition.
It is said that MEAK is now responsible for about 25% of all of East Africa’s annual pediatric heart operations. To date, MEAK has completed 10 heart missions, screened 1,741 patients, and performed 196 operations.The charity also carries out eye missions to remote parts of Kenya.

The MEAK Three Peak Challenge team as been organised by Graham Sewell, Trevor Harrison-Phipps and Serge Janssens.

The people involved and who are looking for sponsorship as a joint event are as follows:

1

Alistair Sinclair

Hiker

2

Andy Woodard

Hiker

3

Bill Tebbitts

Team Leader

4

Carl Dalton

Hiker

5

Chris Christopher

Hiker

6

Christopher Nichols

Hiker

7

Damien Sainte-Cluque

Hiker

8

Darren Smith

Hiker

9

Gary Roberts

Hiker

10

Graham Sewell

Organiser / Driver

11

Ian Rhodes

Hiker

12

John Rogers

Hiker

13

Joyce Sewell

Catering

14

Lee McCready

Hiker

15

Michael Dunbar

Hiker

16

Michael Sewell

Backup Driver

17

Mike Fels

Charity Ambassador / Driver

18 

Neil Newing

Driver

19 

Richard Knight

Hiker

20 

Ryan Duane

Hiker

21

Sam Young

Hiker

22

Serge Janssens

Project Manager / Hiker

23

Tony Blyth

Team Leader

24

Trevor Harrison-Phipps

Filmmaker / Hiker

25

Yogi Foottit

Hiker


We are aiming to walk up Ben Nevis and Scafell Pike in one day to then rest over night before attempting Snowdon on the second day. We are not attempting this challenge over 24 hours because of safety issues, the money we raise is for MEAK not for Mountain helicopter rescue. This challenge will be of endurance, hardship and probably quite a bit of pain but if we can fund a heart mission then it will be well worth it.

Thanks for visiting our fundraising page.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Medical And Educational Aid To Kenya gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

Please be as generous as you can because for 20,000 pounds sterling we could fund a heart mission to Kenya and save childrens lives, please sponsor us now!

Trevor Harrison-Phipps will be filmming the challenge as he is currently making a documentary about MEAK. For more information about MEAK please visit : www.meak.org

Thank you in advance.

The MEAK Three Peak Challenge.

Speechless at what you are achieving. Brilliant! Donation by Natalie-anne, Steve, Rae & Alec 13/06/09  

£25.00

Good luck with the climb and in the future maybe me and Bina can donate our services to Meak . Well done Donation by Aziz, Bina, Zain and Lana 12/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

My $0.02 worth.....Great cause. Donation by Graham Steel 12/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

All the best, Alistair. I am sure this will be less painful than a production meeting - ha ha! Donation by Caroline Bryan 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

i hope you hiking is better than your driving! Donation by Liz Martinez-Gray 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best wishes Richard, will be thinking of you Donation by philip&christine 12/06/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Best of luck, Alistair. Think you may just get to go to the new Snowdonia peak cafe Donation by Ben Greener 12/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck xx Donation by Kristy McCready 12/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Richard Donation by pete&mel 12/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Graham take it easy in that minibus, don't over do it mate! Donation by Tony Valentino 11/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck sam, hope all the training pay's off (ha ha) Donation by peter anderson 11/06/09  

£100.00

Good luck Ryan, Jon, Andy and Carl and the rest of the team. Have an amazing time! x Donation by Isi and Chris King 11/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Guys, this is a great charity and event. Good luck! Donation by Mike Kibblewhite 11/06/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good luck Alistair! Donation by Melissa Ford 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck with the challenge Andy! Think of it just like a stroll in the park! Donation by Eileen McKue 11/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Lee. Enjoy...if that's at all possible... Donation by Tim Daniells 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done & Good luck Lee - Hiker or did you mean Hacker? Will your electric trolley go that far? Donation by Barry Butler 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Lee I am proud of you Donation by Lesley McCready 11/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Remember what Ranulph Fiennes said-don't think of the finish, just plod, plod forever. Good luck and well done Donation by Alan Merricks 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Really Good Luck, remember one step at a time will earn your reward Donation by Andrew Marshall 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck Lee, don't forget to have a pint or two after each small hill that you climb. Donation by Keith Longland 11/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

The hills are alive with the sound of panting. Good luck Lee and all! Donation by Mark Paterson 10/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

best of luck Donation by thomas witter 10/06/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck Trev & Sam Donation by Damian 10/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

bit of petrol money for you - good luck! Donation by Doug and Danielle 10/06/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Come Trevlar don't Peak too soon my son xxxxx Donation by Dave,Laura and the Girls 10/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Trevor Donation by Martin Zapico 10/06/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Trev, Graham, Darren and all Donation by Dave Rawlings 10/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck Trevor & team from Tala, Cyprus Donation by Ted & Carrie 10/06/09  

£50.00

Good luck Lee. Donation by Paul Forster 10/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £9,406.00
  Offline donations: £1,079.00
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