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Ramshackle Rally
Four friends, Richard Fry, Ben Baggerman, Scott Duff and Jamal Nawasra, are embarking on the Ramshackle Rally to raise money for Swings & Smiles. The four will have to paint their 'banger' to a theme and dress up accordingly!
On the 19th August, they meet up in Calais and start the first leg from Calais to Annecy in South-East France the next day. On the 21st, they undertake the second leg to San Remo in Italy. From there they head towards Perpignan in South-West France. On the 23rd it's the final leg to Valencia where their car will be scrapped keeping it as environmentally friendly as possible. They will have a couple of days in Valenica before the famous tomato throwing festival before flying home on the 26th. The whole challenge sounds just great!
If anyone would like to sponsor these four brave men please follow this link.
A huge thank you to Richard, Ben,Scott and Jamal from us all at Swings & Smiles. |
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Sian Cook
Sunday 28 February 2010 15:14 |
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Julia Williamson - Mount Kilimanjaro
Julia Williamson, Operations Director for Charlton House, decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and raise money for Swings & Smiles in the process. Julia said afterwards :
' The trip was one that I am pleased that I have experienced but was, without doubt, the most challenging activity I have ever undertaken.... The whole trip and the success is almost based on the individual's reaction to altitude sickness. Fortunately for me I only suffered severe headaches, feeling nauseous and walking around as if I was drunk! Without doubt the summit climb is the one that tests you both physically and mentally....6am appproached and we were still 3 hours away from the summit when we sat on the mountain and watched the sun rise and kilimanjaro go from darkness into brilliant shades of oranges and to see the first glimpses of the famous snow peaks - that was the highlight. 3 hours on and I crawled almost on my knees onto Stella Point - I have made the summit. Another 40 minutes I had made Uhuru Peak 5,895 meters, Africa's highest point.'
Well done on the most amazing achievment and thank you for raising money for Swings & Smiles in the process! |
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Sian Cook
Thursday 11 February 2010 16:56 |
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Thatcham United Reformed Church Pilots
I have just received a cheque from this group for £173.20 which is money raised mostly through their Sausage Sizzle fundraising evening but also through collecting 1p and 2p coins. What a fun way of raising money having a sausage sizzle! It's surprising how money adds up when you collect the small coins!! Thank you to all the children involved for choosing Swings & Smiles to benefit. |
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Sian Cook
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Swings & Smiles
PO Box 6158
Newbury RG14 9FQ
Tel: 0845 094 9785 |
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