Kilimanjaro Trek 2008 - fundraising page
Page creator: Patrick Sherwen
Page closes: 3rd Mar 2009
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Practising my 'grim determination' look
About the charity : Merlin (Medical Emergency Relief International) Merlin (Medical Emergency Relief International)
Merlin is the only UK specialist charity which responds worldwide with vital health care and medical relief for vulnerable people caught up in natural disasters, conflict, disease, and health system collapse. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.
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Donations so far:  £ 6,195.00
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. I appreciate your generosity in making a contribution and I have to confess that I am looking forward to the trek itself too.

If you have got this far you probably know the score already but I am planning to walk up Kilimanjaro in June and in the process raise some money for a charity called Merlin, the background to which is explained on this page.

Donating through this site is quite straighforward and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me. Merlin (Medical Emergency Relief International) will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now.

Thanks very much,

Patrick Sherwen

P.S. I think Nigel's inadvertent advice below that I should take my  car is probably the most sensible suggestion I have heard so far. Thanks Nigel: if can, will take car.
Display Name Date  Comment
Jonathan Luff 14/07/2008 Late as usual, but then I learnt from the master... 
Shamira & Bruce 11/07/2008 Nice to have you home safely! Well Done! 
Richard Fenning 07/07/2008 Well done, great effort on behalf of Merlin 
Neville and Angela 25/06/2008 Congratulations! A brilliant achievement. Glad you're safely home. 
Rebecca 24/06/2008 An incredible achievement, and good to hear you're back safely to tell the, frankly fantastic, tale. 
G & Amanda 24/06/2008 Good work fella. Glad your head didn't explode. 
Charlie 24/06/2008 Awesome work and the right choice- till the next adventure!! 
Jo & David 24/06/2008 Blimey Patrick you could have died. Well done for nearly getting there and staying alive. JO xx 
Caroline 24/06/2008 Very well done, brave boy...For getting so far and for turning back when you did xxx 
Ken 22/06/2008 Patrick, sterling effort on summit night while I was 'bringing up the rear'! How's the Cerebral Edema...a touch of grey matter on the spine..take care 
Julian Marr 20/06/2008 Surely a walk in the park after Everest? 
Ben Wootliff 13/06/2008 Good luck 
Ana Reisinger 13/06/2008 Take lots of photos!! 
Claire, Rory et al 10/06/2008 A noble and brave undertaking. Courage! 
Nick A 10/06/2008 well done 
mum and dad 07/06/2008 good bloke, good cause 
Vicky Kelly 05/06/2008 I flew over Kilimanjaro last week. Looks pretty big, even from the air. Good Luck! 
Big Phil 04/06/2008 SPACCA TUTTO! 
Kevin Braine 02/06/2008 Paying you to have fun climbing Kilimanjaro? For that price I expect you to scale Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira...  
Martin Brown 02/06/2008 I hope they have good dirty martinis at the summit 
Jane and Tom 21/05/2008 I'm also sponsoring Caro to stay at home and be a lone parent! Enjoy the pain x 
Tana Focke 16/05/2008 pse write something about the trip! 
Gordon Rainey 15/05/2008 You're not allowed to spend this money in beer or cab fare back to Herts. 
Graeme Dickson 15/05/2008 Brilliant sum raised so far Patrick. Good luck.  
Alistair George 08/05/2008 Good luck Patrick! 
Alex 07/05/2008 Go Patrick! 
Alison Taylor 07/05/2008 Good luck patrick! 
Dom Barclay 06/05/2008 Well done mate the tming could not be better for the poor Burmese. 
Leona Dean 06/05/2008 I would join you but I'm up the duff. Oh well I'll have to stay home and grow a beard instead. I'm sure you'll come back a better person. 
Sarah 06/05/2008 Sounds like a grand plan. I look forward to a full report in August. 
andy buist 06/05/2008 are you purposely going for the mount rushmore look? maybe you could get three of your fellow adven 
algy 29/04/2008 don't forget your thermos! 
Gareth and Phillipa Crooker 28/04/2008 Wizard idea, enjoy the saunter and hope the beans do the trick  
Mark Lethbridge 28/04/2008 Hope the gods are beautiful up there 
robert boyd 22/04/2008 Every time you start flagging, imagine Ben whipping you like a slave on a galleon 
RE 17/04/2008 I resent anyone paid to drive an Aston, so I hope it hurts 
Carolyn and Ed 16/04/2008 I am sure you will be up there in no time! Lots of luck from all of us x 
Chuck Hecker 15/04/2008 Last one up the hill is a rotten egg! 
Tim 15/04/2008 Vaya con Dios. I'm sure Snowdon will be just as good. 
Tom & Phillipa 13/04/2008 Very jealous & wish you every success. Will now complain less when I walk up hill to my station having previously compared it to climbing Ayres Rock!  
Elin 11/04/2008 Good luck! A fantastic challenge and worthwhile charity 
Malcolm and Caroline 10/04/2008 Overcome with admiration (love the photo) 
Kate P 08/04/2008 Keep climbing! And enjoy!  
talib sheikh 03/04/2008 have fun 
Adrian Sherwen 25/03/2008 Good Luck! 
Digger 21/03/2008 My donation is only 0.0025 pence for every foot you climb. Am I breaking the minimum wage regulations ? 
Jonny Sullens 19/03/2008 Best of luck  
Nigel Sherwen 19/03/2008 Take car, goodluck, have fun and all for an excellent cause. 
CITYWIRE 18/03/2008 Good Luck 
Rob Sherwood 16/03/2008 it's not to late to come to Benidorm with me? 
Nick Sherwen 14/03/2008 Good luck and take care. 
Steve Kirkby 13/03/2008 Get exercising dude! 
The Spencers 12/03/2008 Break a leg! 
Gareth Mitchell 12/03/2008 Growing a tash is a lot more challenging but I've sponsored you anyway. Watch out for lions and tribal genocide... 
Anne Sherwen 11/03/2008 I'm tempted to say I'd sponsor you not to! Enjoy the challenge, anyway. 
sarah menzies 11/03/2008 Great Charity. Tough Challenge. Enjoy Africa - it's full of fantastic people. xxx 
Nick 11/03/2008 Enjoy! 
Dan Sherwen 11/03/2008 Best of luck! 
John Chatfeild-Roberts 03/03/2008 Good idea, and in a great cause. Good luck! 
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*Total donated online: £2,945.00
Amount raised offline: £3,250.00
Gift Aid plus supplement: £606.41
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