I have a great sense of accomplishment today. I have spent a day walking round with my sister Steph, collecting for her trip in August to climb mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. All the money goes to a charity called Childreach International which works in many countries (including Tanzania and Ghana) working to improve the lives of children. Building schools, working on sanitation projects and helping them finish school and get jobs afterwards.
I was thrilled at how many kind people were willing to spare a little change to our cause. Every little penny counts and after roughly 3 hours, we had managed to raise £40.45 (and since Mom said she would match the overall amount at the end of the day today, we now have roughly £80 for our days work! -a big thank you to Mom for the extra pennies-)
This will be the trip of a lifetime for steph and she is now half way towards reaching her target of £2,200.00.
On the off chance that someone will want to help sponser Steph, I am putting a link to her "justgiving" fundraiser page.
Tomorrow we do the whole process of collecting again, but this time in a slightly different location. I now know which clothes are suitable for walking around in for ages (e.g. not the ones I wore today) and what not to do (e.g. forget to take off your scary make up so you dont frighten poor elderly ladies).
I am hoping we can do just as well with our collections tomorrow. It is very rewarding seeing people giving so generously, so even though today was a tiring day, It was a good one.
please wish us luck for tomorrow!
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