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Help A Rocha Climb a Mountain

Simon Brown is raising money for A Rocha UK
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on 1 July 2011

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A Rocha UK (ARUK) is a Christian charity working for the protection and restoration of the natural world and committed to equipping Christians and churches in the UK to care for the environment.

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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The newly combined A Rocha Eco-Congregation team need your help. We&nbsp;have a fund raising mountain to climb to help all the churches who want to take better care of creation.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">David and Simon climbed the 3 peaks of Yorkshire in&nbsp;10.5 hours on Friday, 16th September. &nbsp;Pen-y-Gent, Ingleborough and Whernside are a well known hill walking challenge in North Yorkshire. &nbsp;We had a lovely day, except we didn't see a single peak as they were all covered in cloud, though the path led us straight to the trig point, except on the last one, Ingleborough, which is a large plateau of bare rock.&nbsp; In the thick mist David and I found ourselves heading towards a number of barely visible cairns only to find they were not what we sought.&nbsp; Eventually found the right spot, but then had to grope our way back to the trail down.&nbsp; Even more disconcerting was that we had passed 20 other people on the way up, but saw none of them on the way down - no idea what happened to them!&nbsp; The rain held off until 10 minutes before the end at which point we became soaked.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Even though we have completed the walk we would love it if you were able to sponsor us retrospectively. &nbsp;We are raising money for A Rocha UK's Eco-congregation. It's a project that aims to provide churches in England and Wales resources to begin to engage in environmental issues as a congregation. With over 5 million people attending church in England and Wales, if everyone got on board, this would make a huge difference in our communities and environment. All proceeds will go towards updating the resources for churches which were written 10 years ago -- and a lot has changed since then!</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">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 class="MsoNoSpacing">So join the Team Challenge and donate now! Thanks for your support!</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">&nbsp;</p>

Donation summary

Total
£540.00
+ £66.25 Gift Aid
Online
£285.00
Offline
£255.00

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