Justgiving - Sam is off to climb Kilimanjaro... yay!

Sam is off to climb Kilimanjaro... yay!

Page creator: Sam Rousell

Event: Kilimanjaro Trek - Beat

Event Date: 2nd Oct 2008

About my charity : beat

beat
beat provides information, help and support to people affected by eating disorders. The charity works to increase knowledge, awareness and understanding, and campaigns for improved standards and availability of care. beat's telephone helplines take 20,000 calls a year. They support a UK-wide Self Help Network and provide awareness training across the UK.
Charity Registration No 801343

Fundraising target:	£1,500.00
Donations so far:	£ 1,595.00

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My personal message:

I am paying for this trip myself so 100% of the money raised goes to Beat.

A few years ago i was thinking through my "life list" and one of the things near the top was to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. In September (at last!) I will be flying out to Africa ready to take on the challenge of summiting the giant that is Kili.

It seems like a perfect opportunity to raise some money for the eating disorder charity Beat, which is a cause very close to my heart... so that's exactly what i'll be doing in the upcoming months!

Eating disorders are widely misunderstood and treatment and support is ridiculously underfunded. Without treatment and a lot of support i couldnt have got as far as i have today. Beat aims to provide information for sufferers, increase knowledge and awareness, and also to campaign for standards and availability of treatment. They also provide incredible self help and support groups for both sufferers and carers.

It is believed that there are over A MILLION people in the UK alone with diagnosed and undiagnosed eating disorders. The scary statistic is that 10% with serious disorders will die as a direct result of their illness. These illnesses ruin lives, its as simple as that.

PLEASE help me to raise some money so that i can give back a little of what i have recieved!

£100 allows a Beat ambassador to talk about and raise awareness of eating disorders in the national media

£200 enables Beat to train a helpline worker

£500 will help Beat to set up two self help groups to provide support and advice to both sufferers and their families

£1000 will allow Beat to set up a training event for volunteers or can be used to expand research into eating disorders, their causes and ways to potentially prevent them.

I have a group on facebook with various information about my experience and why i am doing this http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10111941725

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Beat 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!

Many thanks for your support.

Display Name	Amount	Tax Bonus	Comment
MartinS	£30.00	£8.46	The other half for making it to the top (plus £5 'Heat bonus')
Natalie Lowrie	£10.00	£2.82	Well done Sam!! Sorry for the delay, i kept forgetting :o) xxx
Jo	£25.00	£7.05
Olivia Marsh	£20.00	£5.64	Soooo proud of you!!
Russ	£10.00	£2.82	Congratulations. I knew the gorillas would let you through unharmed :)
Sarah	£5.00	£1.41	Congrats hon! Whats the next challenge!!
Alison	£10.00	£2.82	fantastic effort Sam!
Lisa & Eddie	£10.00	£2.82	Congratulations Sam!!
rosie	£20.00	£5.64	well done yellow hair! (not that i was waiting for you to do it before sponsoring you... i'm just rubbish!)
An ex-manager	£203.00	£57.26	As you know, I am SO impressed!!
Gary	£20.00	£5.64	Hope it goes well, good luck
Amanda T	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck, have fun!
S G M J Lobo	£10.00	£2.82	Look forward to heraing about it!
Graham	£20.00	£5.64	Best of Luck!
Helen	£5.00	£1.41	Best of luck, sorry fpr leaving it until thre last minute
Steve	£10.00	n/a	Good Luck
Holley	£50.00	n/a	Good luck babe! Hope you have an amazing time!!
Rachel	£10.00	n/a	Good luck Sam!
Neil Reavey	£10.00	£2.82	Have a fab time!
Amanda	£10.00	£2.82	Go Sam! Have a fantastic time - will be thinking of you!
Carol	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck. Have a great time.
Christopher Harper	£15.00	£4.23	Good Luck - Have fun... bring me back a rock or something...
Trevor	£10.00	£2.82	Enjoy it! It sounds great
TonyM	£20.00	£5.64	Have a great time - hope the East Kent altitude training is going well - and that .there'll be a video diary
Kerry	£10.00	£2.82	Good Luck. Without your strength, determination an awareness raising others may die - its that simple and that real!!
Emily	£20.00	£5.64	Wishing you the best of luck
Mike	£25.00	£7.05	good luck!!
Anna	£10.00	£2.82	Good Luck!
Phil C	£10.00	n/a	All the very best of luck - u r a star!
Caroline	£10.00	£2.82	2 up from you! Good luck
Rob	£10.00	£2.82	Enjoy the view and good luck
Julie	£5.00	£1.41	Another mountain will be conquered! Good Luck Sam!
Mark M	£20.00	£5.64	Don't forget you've got to come back down as well
Neil	£10.00	£2.82	Give us a wave when you get to the top
Bruce	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck with both peaks!
James	£30.00	£8.46	Enjoy the experience and good luck
Simon Kirby	£10.00	£2.82	good luck Sam
Meg	£30.00	£8.46	Brilliant - Good Luck
John S	£30.00	£8.46	Have a great time and best of luck
Mike	£20.00	£5.64	Go for it! Hope your training is going well...
Shaonee	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MartinS	£25.00	£7.05	If you do it, I'll double my donation (well you wanted an incentive to train?!)
Ian	£20.00	£5.64	Good luck Sam
Jem	£10.00	£2.82	If it gets too much, just go for the mean elevation. Very best wishes.
Nadia	£5.00	£1.41	Best of luck - you have great determination and drive! I'd love to have done it with you :-)
Maria	£20.00	£5.64	What an amazing thing to do! Good for you Sam - I wish you all the very best of luck x
Sam Green	£25.00	£7.05	Good luck hunny, wish was doing this with you, lotsa love xoxoxox
Tracy	£30.00	£8.46	Good luck Sam, hope the training is going well! It is awesome!
Tracy White	£10.00	£2.82	Rather you than me! All the best my lovely - you should be very proud of yourself!
Sam	£10.00	n/a	Good luck!
Gary	£20.00	£5.64	Goodluck Sam! You're a tough old boot with loads of determination - you'll tame the beast that is Kili! I'm really proud of you ;o) GaZ ;o) xxx
Melissa	£10.00	£2.82	Go girl go! ;o)
Oli & Lou	£10.00	£2.82	Good luck! See you in August
nadine ellis	£10.00	£2.82	Go Sam go! Very admirable!
robgibraltar	£75.00	£21.15	I hope you're better at climbing mountains than Wii tennis ;)
Cat	£50.00	£14.10