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Matthew Walters is raising money for Positive East
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Mount Kilimanjaro · 14 June 2012

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Story

Positive East is the HIV Charity that I work for. I’ve been through quite a journey with this organisation. I was diagnosed HIV Positive almost 13 years ago.

 

5 years after my diagnosis in 2005, I found myself in quite a bad state. Being HIV Positive was making life difficult. Eventually, everything had started to get on top of me. Some friendships had been lost, and generally I was in quite a dark and depressing place.

 

I finally plucked up the courage to access support from a HIV charity. New to East London, I found myself knocking on the door of Positive East.    

 

Positive East instantly offered me a wide range of support including Counselling, the Gay Men’s Support Group, Careers Advice, help with Housing and Hardship. I often used to pop in and use the gym and internet café which gave me an opportunity to keep active, make new friends and get on with my life.

 

Within a short space of time, I went from a place of despair to a bright and happy future thanks to the support that Positive East had given me. Grateful to the support I had received, in 2006 I wanted to give something back so started to volunteer for the organisation. In 2009, I started working for that charity and I’m still here today helping to give individuals living with and affected by HIV the support that I received 7 years ago.

 

Please sponsor me to Climb Kilimanjaro and help Positive East to continue providing bright and happy futures for people living with and affected by HIV.      

 

Donation summary

Total
£3,300.00
+ £459.75 Gift Aid
Online
£2,349.00
Offline
£951.00

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