Georgina's abseil page

Georgina Ralston is raising money for Dukes Barn Trust
“Georgina Ralston's fundraising”

on 3 September 2009

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We are a charity providing educational outdoor adventure activities for disadvantaged and disabled young people of all abilities. Our main focus is children with special needs including young people with autism, Asperges Syndrome, Downs Syndrome, the hearing and vision impaired and a range of physically disabled young people including wheelchair users. Many of our young people suffer from one or more of the above. We also run courses for disadvantaged primary and secondary school children from mainstream schools in poor inner city areas. Our aim is to ensure that all young people, regardless of ability, special need or disadvantage, are given the opportunity to experience quality outdoor education, in a safe environment, to improve not only their physical fitness but their confidence and self esteem to enable them to meet the challenges of everyday life, today and in the future. We have recently completed an all weather wheelchair friendly sports area and upgraded the entrance paths to our sensory garden to make wheelchair access easier. Our next challenge is to raise the funds to build a state of the art indoor climbing wall with unique and specific provision for non ambulent youngsters, which will demonstrate to other organisations and individuals what we at Dukes Barn already know, that being physically disabled does not mean being excluded from exciting and healthily competitive sporting pastimes.

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.  On the 12 September I will be taking part in an 80 ft abseil off Miller's Dale Bridge in Derbyshire.  Although I am terrified, its for a fantastic cause.  I'll be raising money for the Dukes Barn Outdoor Education Centre in Beeley, Derbyshire.  The charity provides outdoor pursuits for people of all abilities but specialises in helping those that are disabled.  They provide a number of courses each year for children with range of disabilities, providing a safe but adventurous environment to learn new skills and gain a wider appreciation of the outdoor environment.

 

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£115.00
+ £32.44 Gift Aid
Online
£115.00
Offline
£0.00

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