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United Welsh - Walking 4 Gofal 16 June

steve cranston is raising money for Platfform

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Gofal - Welsh Three Peaks March Challenge · 11 March 2012 ·

Platfform is the mental health and social change charity. (We were formerly known as Gofal). We work with people who are experiencing challenges with their mental health, and with communities who want to create a greater sense of connection, ownership and wellbeing in the places that they live.

Story

<p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Thanks for dropping into this page. We are a team of walking enthusiasts who work for <a title="United Welsh" href="http://www.uwha.co.uk/"><span style="color: #800080;">United Welsh</span></a>&nbsp; - a South Wales based housing association. Along with a team from <a title="Capita" href="http://www.capita-software.co.uk">Capita</a>,&nbsp;we are walking to raise money for one of our partners - <a title="Gofal Cymru" href="http://www.gofal.org.uk">Gofal Cymru</a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gofal work to challenge the way we all think about, talk about and respond to <strong><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp;">mental health and wellbeing</span></strong>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Gofal provide these&nbsp;badly needed services that support independence, health and wellbeing and promote recovery:</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">&nbsp;* Support to people in crisis<br>&nbsp;* Building independence<br>&nbsp;* Being part of the community<br>&nbsp;* Training and support for employers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Find out more by <a href="http://www.gofal.org.uk">taking a look at their site</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">On March 31st, 11 of us will be taking part in the South Wales 3 Peaks challenge, some walking the gruelling 18 mile Platinum Walk.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">On Saturday 16th June, we&rsquo;ll be taking part in a Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge, walking Snowdon, Cader Idris and Pen y Fan, all in the space of a day starting out at 5am. On this challenge we are very happy to have join us a team from <a title="Capita" href="http://www.capita-software.co.uk">Capita</a>, who provide two of our major IT systems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;amp;amp; color: black; font-size: 11.5pt;">Over the coming months we will be posting pictures and stories so you can see the effort we are putting in - and some of the pain we will be enduring!&nbsp;It has included walking in snow as you can already see!</span></p>

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£9,499.00
+ £830.75 Gift Aid
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£5,018.00
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