On February 8th 2011 I am setting off to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with my dad Jason. We are raising funds for Nightingale, a care home in Wandsworth for eldery members of the Jewish community which provides amazing care and is charity close to my family and I. It is where my Grandfather lived for the last 8 years of his life. At the height of his mental powers he was the leading tuberculosis physician in the world, working not only in the UK but also with communities around the developing world including in Tanzania. As he aged he suffered the harsh effects of dementia. Nightingale provided an outstanding level of care when the time came that he needed looking after and it became impossible to provide the 24 hour care he needed at home I am raising money specifically for the state of the art dementia unit which Nightingale will open later this year and want to use this opportunity to give to something back to Nightingale for the care they gave to my Grandpa.(There is more information about Nightingale and the fantastic work it does if you click on the link on the left of the page.) None of your donations will cover the actual cost of our trip and every pound will directly go to Nightingale charity itself.

please support me with my climb but more importantly Nightingale itself.

thank you so much   - Olivia xx