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Rachel's Skydive for READ International

Rachel Ward is raising money for READ International

Participants: Rachel Ward, Hannah Orkney, Harry Wilson

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The Great Warwick Jump · 12 March 2011

READ International addresses the lack of educational resources in schools in Tanzania, creating libraries and supporting young people in skills and capacity development. To date we have sent 1.5 millions books to East Africa and created 94 secondary school libraries.

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<p>On the 11th March I will be jumping (more likely being pushed) out of a plane to fall towards the ground at over 120mph! I will be spending about 35seconds screaming blue murder before the poor guy attached to me opens the parachute and we will hopefully make slightly slower progress towards solid ground.</p> <p>This is all to raise money for READ international, a student-led charity that collects no longer needed educational resources and sends them to Tanzania and Uganda. Since 2003 they have sent 850,000 books to Tanzania and 29,000 to Uganda and are currently supporting initiatives to build libraries so that access to these resources is improved. I'm sure everyone can appreciate just how much the children and schools need these books and all the other support READ provides.</p> <p>I'm aiming to raise &pound;500... If I reach this target I will dig even deeper in my own pocket and get my skydive recorded so everyone can have a jolly good laugh at my expense!</p> <p>Rachel</p> <p>xxx</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

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£475.00
+ £102.95 Gift Aid
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£475.00
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