<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><a></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My friend Katie Burridge and I are students at St Edward&rsquo;s School in Oxford. We have decided to organize a Skydive on 18th</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> March to support our Maths teacher Henry Chitsenga&rsquo;s charity, Sub-Saharan Children&rsquo;s Hope. The charity&rsquo;s main purpose is to look after orphans in Zimbabwe&rsquo;s Manicaland Province. We decided to sponsor this charity after hearing what wonderful work they do and how far such a small amount of money can go.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">For more information about the charity please visit:</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://www.subsaharanchildrenshope.org/home/</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There will be over 20 other students jumping with us in this Skydive at Brackley Airfield in Northamptonshire. We will jump out of a plane from</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">13,000 feet, accelerating up to 120 mph with an instructor strapped to our backs. </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">We hope to raise over &pound;5,000 and all of the money I raise will go directly the charity</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Listed below are the specific projects to which your money will go too.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I would be very grateful if you could donate to this charity. No matter how small your donation, it will really make a difference.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fees, school uniform and stationery for orphans:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> it costs us &pound;10.00 ($15.00) for primary school fees &nbsp;and &pound;30.00 ($45.00) for high school fees. Currently the charity&rsquo;s coffers are empty and we are not increasing the number of orphans we are looking after.</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Food for orphans:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> It costs us &pound;10.00 to feed an orphan for a month</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Supplying clean water to schools and clinics:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> drilling boreholes and installation of solar pumps. It costs us &pound;3 000.00 ($4500.00) to drill a 60m deep borehole and &pound;3000.00 to install a solar powered water pump. Currently there is a request from Regina Coeli Hospital (the only referral in Nyanga North District which stretches for more than 200km) to help them construct an administration and dispensary block (at a cost of &pound;25 000.00) and install a water pump at the hospital. &nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Help Sabvure Clinic restock their medical suppliers and also install a water pump</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. (Sabvure is the area were Field House built a two classroom block and I heard that the clinic has been running without water for the previous year)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Pants and sanitary pads for girls:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> We are going to start this project to restore orphaned girls&rsquo; dignity by providing them with these necessary hygienic supplies.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Light their night and light their future:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> Raising at least &pound;4 500.00 to buy solar powered bulbs from Hong Kong and these will be sold in Zimbabwe and some given to the rural orphans. I have managed to secure a discount from US$20.00 to US$7.00 a bulb. This is a massive reduction. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://mail.stedwards.oxon.sch.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=4771d6f530ea4e9a9029f886ceb52096&amp;amp;amp;amp;URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fwatch%3fv%3d2GJGyBY-ok8"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #0006ee;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GJGyBY-ok8</span></a></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>