My lovely Dad has Parkinson's. One day there might be a cure, and I like to think we can help make that day come sooner by raising a bit of money for research. So when my husband decided climbing Kili was a great idea for our honeymoon, and then talked me into it, I thought trying to raise a bit of money would encourage me to keep putting one foot in front of the other and make it to the summit. So if you are able to make a donation, not only will you be helping the charity, you'll be helping to preserve my marriage too ;-) The Dowding-Stevens will be heading off at the end of June to Africa, meeting up with our co-climbers, the dynamic Daniel Garrard and the lovely Sarah Morris, before beginning our ascent via the Lemosho route on July 5. The plan is to reach the summit, Uhuru, about eight days later - fingers crossed!

Massive thanks in advance - Melanie

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.