Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  On the 2nd December I am fortunate enough to be going with 7 colleagues from Goodman Masson to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest free standing mountain in the world.  Mount Kilimanjaro, situated in Tanzania, is a volcano scaling a staggering 5895m.  We have chosen to do the climb by the Rongai route, a route that will take us through several different climate zones in just 7 days!!

Quite apart from the physical challenge that we have set ourselves, we have set ourselves the enormous task of raising £34000 for Help for Heroes.  We hear on the news everyday of the enormous bravery and sacrifices that our servicemen and women suffer in Afghanistan and Iraq but the reality of the effect that these sacrifices have on their lives is quite unimaginable.  With a personal goal of raising £4500+, I will be using my piggy bank to pay for the cost of the trip so absolutely all of the money that I raise will go directly to the charity.  All donations that Help for Heroes receive are used to provide help and support through physical and psychological rehabilitation projects so that our servicemen and women can have a brighter future and better life.  Please click on the link to see how exactly your donations will be used http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/ .

Now this is an awful to lot of money to raise and I've got to do it by September so am going to need as much help as I can get!!  We've come up with some pretty great ideas, the first one being a Poker tournament ...and I've come up with some ideas like getting the 8 of us to swim the length of the English channel over a weekend, a jelly-welly walk and doing a "Calendar Girls" calendar with the girls at work ...  Will keep you posted!!! 

So this is a big deal!  The monumental task of being physically fit enough to climb Mount Kili with the challenge of raising a whopping £34000 is pretty scary but very exciting.  Only 60% of people make it to the summit and to be part of that 60% would be not only a spectacular personal achievement but a real honour.  So ...that's pretty much it.. it would be great if you would help me on my quest to Help our Heroes and be part of giving something back to the guys that are out there for us.  Thanks for reading this far;)...end of essay! xx

 

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