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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">On the 25<sup>th</sup> March I fly out to Kathmandu in Nepal to begin an 18 day trek to Mount Everest Base Camp. Mount Everest has always been a passion of mine, and in 2010 I was astounded to discover that you can trek to her base for a mere £1600 (it costs £30,000 for a summit attempt) and immediately set plans in motion to achieve a life long ambition. An added bonus is that I will arrive at Base Camp on my 30<sup>th</sup> Birthday. </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">After the initial excitement of this discovery and making my booking, I started to think about using the trip as an opportunity to raise money for charity. Encouraged by my parents, I have been involved with and supported various charities over the years and would like to use this experience to do so again.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">For this expedition, I have decided to split any money I raise between two charities: Children with Leukaemia </span><a title="http://www.leukaemia.org/" href="http://www.leukaemia.org/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">http://www.leukaemia.org/</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> and Derbyshire Air Ambulance </span><a title="http://www.dlraa.co.uk/" href="http://www.dlraa.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">http://www.dlraa.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">.</span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In 2007 I raised funds for Children with Leukaemia when I ran the New York Marathon, after a friends son was diagnosed with Leukaemia. After years of therapy he is still in a long battle with the disease: it is horrible to see the effect in the young and for this reason the charity is close to my heart. </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The Derbyshire Air Ambulance is instrumental in providing air support to Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland and is funded solely by charity, receiving nothing from the government. I lost a friend in a motorbike accident this year, and ever since, his family and friends have raised money to support the Air Ambulance in his honour, something I have become involved with.</span></span></span></p>
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