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LATEST NEWS ... THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS!

The PKAVS team are set to leave for Mount Etna on Tuesday! We've linked up with PerthshireOnline so you can follow our progress LIVE while we're away clocking up the miles in Sicily. Visit www.perthshireonline.co.uk and visit the Features page on PKAVS. We'll be sending back diaries, blogs, photos and videos live from the lava flows of Etna. Be the first to see the drama unfold!

Ready, camera, action! PKAVS has joined forces with Baudelaire Productions to create a filmed documentary of this epic charity challenge. Cameraman Ryan Dewar will be accompanying the PKAVS team to Etna and capturing the dramatic twists and turns on film. Visit www.baudelaireproductions.com for a preview of our documentary trailer!

On 15 August, the Etna Team will climbed Ben Nevis as part of their pre-trek training. We reached the summit of the UK's highest mountain in 3hours 50mins, which we are told by our hillwalking guides is a time to be proud of!

PKAVS has been supporting community fundraisers Fraser Band and Steve Pirie in their spin-off Etna fundraising event, A Ride to Etna. The motorbike enthusiasts left on 12 August to ride from Holland to Mount Etna, covering 9 countries in just 3 days. The dynamic duo presented a cheque for £7,880 to PKAVS at our recent Perth 800 Charity Ball.

OUR STORY ...

In 2010, a team of PKAVS staff and volunteers, together with supporters from the wider community, will be undertaking the ultimate fundraising challenge, and climbing Europe's most active and awesome volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily. Leaving on 15 September, we will trek over 55km to the summit of the 3,350m high volcano, returning (we hope!!) after 5 days.

This is a major and extremely exciting challenge for the team, and our aim is to raise over £20,000 for PKAVS. With your support, we know we can achieve this!

All funds raised will support PKAVS - an amazing charity that changes lives within Peth & Kinross every single day. We make a difference to the lives of Carers, including Young Carers as young as 5 years old. We respond to changing needs within our community, supporting adults with mental ill health or disabilities. We make our communities stronger by promoting volunteering and citizenship and supporting our local community groups. Every penny raised stays local, helping disadvantaged individuals living in Perth & Kinross. This is a charity like no other, and needs YOUR support today ...

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We are asking individuals, groups and businesses throughout our community to Make a PKAVS Etna Pledge and support us in our Challenge.

Please dig deep and make your pledge today!

- Your donation of £10 will buy a PKAVS friendship parcel for an isolated elderly person, letting them know someone is thinking of them at Christmas time.

- Your donation of £20 will provide a young carer aged just 7 years with a 1-to-1 support session and an invaluable break from their caring role.

- Your donation of £50 would run a PKAVS electric scooter for a whole year, offering over 250 people their independence. That's 250 lives changed with just the click of a button!

Thank you for your support. The PKAVS Mount Etna Team