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The team from Rheindahlen consists of ;

Sally Gosling                     Sandra Jones               Ailis Smith

Kate Bricknell                     Liz Parker                      Di Burke

Susie Altmeyer -Ennis     Nicola McCarthy.

 We all have service connections one way or another!

On the 1^st September we will be flying to Peru for a fundraising 8 day trek in the Andes mountain range.  Each day we will will be trekking between 5 and 10 hours, at altitudes of up to 4,445 meters.

The route will follow relatively remote paths rather than the more popular Inca Trail. The highlight of the trip will be watching the sunrise on the ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu.

We are undertaking this challenge in order to raise sponsorship money for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, or SSAFA for short. SSAFA is a national charity helping serving and ex-servicemen, women and their families, including widows and widowers in need.They provide invaluable help and assistance within the serving and ex-service community. Please log on the SSAFA website to find out more about this marvelous organization. Our target is to raise £22400.00.

UPDATE

Thank you to the ARRC Officers Mess for their generous donation.

Thank you to all the school children of St Andrews, St Patricks, St Georges and Windsor school who had mufti days for SSAFA.... a fantastic boost to the fund raising!

21st  March   A walkabout of the offices of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps on Tuesday prompted a fantasic total donation of 600 euros. Thank you to all concerned who emptied thier pockets into the SSAFA buckets!!

    25th March  The 70's came back in style when the Mission Trek Peru Team took over 60 people back in time to the sounds of ABBA and tastes of twiglets and curly wurlys! An amazing night was had by all. We raised a grand total of 600 euros and certainly kept the fun in fund raising that night!

 

 

 

15th April Sack and Pack NAFFI MAX  Thank you to the NAAFI who let us pack groceries at the tills and helped us raise over 1000 euros!  Thanks to everybody who trusted us to pack their shopping!!

80's Night Over 100 people were blasted back to the 80's with DJ Tony T and the Echos Bar. A male and female Boy George won the fancy dress competition. A raffle ,quiz, money blocks and photographs printed on the night saw our funds boosted by over a 1000 euros. A really great night and a huge thank you to everyone who came.

 6th May Charity Car Wash at JHQ Fire Station  This was a first in JHQ as you are not allowed to wash your cars on the street. Over 150 cars were washed by the boys in blue and hoovered by the Mission Trek Peru team. We had face painting,  tea and cakes. Children had their photos taken on the fire engine. The sun was blazing and there was a 40 minute wait all day to have your car  washed!  An awesome effort and another 1000 euros in the pot.

13th May Sack and Pack  A day of packing groceries at the local NAAFI, we had tremendous support for SSAFA as people went through the tills. Another £562.00 in the pot!

20th May TREKATHON  The team returned to the NAAFI this week to continuously trek on a cross trainer for 6 hours. We took it in turns and also sold raffle tickets to  the saturday shoppers. A massive 926 euros trekked into the fund!

24th May Race Meeting Churchill Officers Mess   The Mess kindly organised a curry and race night!  The Mission Trek Peru Team thanks to Sandra and her lucky streak won an extra 100euros The betting was frantic and the races close but in the end 335 euros raced home for SSAFA FORCES HELP.!

5th June Garden Party Suzie hosted a delightful garden party with fresh cream and strawberries. The cream scones were very tasty and so was the amount we raised....300euros.

9th June Pamper Evening. A night of soothing hypnotherapy, reflexology, massage and nail treatments. Many thanks to the Holistic Therapists Forum

10th June  RAF Blues Club Car Boot Sale. A great day of car booting and selling hot dogs and other refreshments. We had face painting, a raffle and lots of community spirit. The Blues club did us proud and donated all pitch profits to us which was greatly appreciated

11th June Sack and Pack NAAFI Max Helping to pack groceries again and smiles all around. We raised over 1436 euros during this Trek Peru Triple w/e, a massive boost to our final target.

A huge thanks to the following who have given such generous donations to SSAFA FORCES HELP

Blues Club 100 euros

Thrift Shop 500 euros

Military Complex Amenities Fund 500 euros

RESG 1000 euros

It was great to see the  barometer shoot up with these donations!

Thank  you to the YWCA for all the great donations for our raffles!

 Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: SSAFA Forces Help will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.

TREK UPDATE

 

                  WE DID IT!  WE DID IT!  WE DID IT!  WE DID IT!  WE DID IT!

WE ALL COMPLETED THE TREK AND HAVE MANY MEMORIES OF MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS, WALKING THROUGH FIELDS OF GREEN, CHEERING EACH OTHER UP THE HILLS, COLD NIGHTS IN TENTS UNDER THE STARS, DRINKING COCA TEA ,THE DIGNITY AND PRIDE OF THE PEOPLE OF PERU, THE BROWN EYED CHILDREN SMILING HOLDING AN ORANGE AND CLASPING THEIR GIFTS OF PENS AND PAPER, THE BEAUTY OF MOTHER NATURE IN THE ANDES.............AND THE FINAL TREK INTO MACHU PICCHU WHCIH SURPASSED ALL PICTURES IN BOOKS AN THE OBSERVER COULD ABSORB WITH THE HEART MIND AND SOUL.

A thousand images come and go when looking back over the last 9 months of fundraising and the Inca Trail itself.

The experience was.................

TREK PERU 2006

 

Thank  to everyone who has supported us over the last 9 months. We hope to have raised over £25000. for SSAFA Forces Help.