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3 peaks challenge 2011

Felicity Arthur is raising money for County Durham Community Foundation

Participants: Calum Arthur, Andy Brooksbank, Katriona Brooksbank, James Arthur, Peter Lowden, Clair Lowden, Felicity Arthur, Vanessa Lowden, Gina Arthur, Bryn Jones

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3 Peaks Challenge 2011 · 22 July 2011

We work in North-East communities to fund projects that enrich lives and end poverty. By partnering with local businesses and donors, we are growing a Foundation that will meet the changing needs of our communities for years to come.

Story

<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"> <p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">WE DID IT!!!</span></strong></p> <p> <p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">The fastest of us completed the challenge&nbsp;in 23 hours, 9 minutes (and 23 seconds if its necessary to be quite so exact!)&nbsp;but sadly with&nbsp;two retirements due to injury. However with the whole&nbsp;team working well together we all made it safely to (the pub in) Llanberis, with an impressive&nbsp;set&nbsp;of mountain stats. achieved.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">With an even more</span><span style="color: #000000;"> impressive donations total we would like to say a huge thankyou to all who support us</span><span style="color: #000000;">!</span></span></strong></p> <p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: purple; font-family: Arial;">THE POWER OF A SMALL ACT OF KINDNESS &hellip;.</span></strong></span></p> </p> </p> </span></span></p> <p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">We will be taking on the&nbsp;highest peaks in each part of Great Britain, (Ben Nevis at 1344m, Sca Fell Pike at 978m and Snowdon 1085m) over a 24 hour period between 23rd and 24th July 2011 on behalf of The Paddy Lowden Fund with the County Durham Community Foundation.&nbsp; </span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">We aim to develop a long term investment fund to ensure the continuing availability of annual grants aimed at supporting issues that Paddy particularly cared about. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Our aims are modest. </span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Last year, CDCF used grant money from the Paddy Lowden (grassroots) Fund to support mother and child play sessions at a local prison <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">where children enjoy one-to-one contact with their parent in a relaxed, child-friendly, creative environment, with the aim of helping to maintain relationships and to try to lessen the stigma for the children of having a parent in prison</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-no-proof: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">We will also be providing an opportunity for practical support to families dealing with cancer.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sadly, even modest aims need funds for them to be achieved. </span></p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">We are sure that you will share our belief in the importance of the &lsquo;&rsquo;small act of kindness&rsquo; and the value of having a long term fund from which it may be achieved year on year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>For us, we could think of no better way of capturing the &lsquo;essence of Paddy&rsquo; and all that she stood for. For you, we hope the fund simply provides you with an opportunity to make that &lsquo;small act of kindness&rsquo; which will ultimately bring a smile to the face of someone, somewhere in County Durham, who could really do with your help.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #000000;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> &nbsp;</span></span></p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,412.37
+ £384.54 Gift Aid
Online
£1,730.00
Offline
£682.37

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