Fundraising

Its a wrap - fundraising is now over.  I managed to raise a whopping £6,486 for African Parks!!  Thank you so much everybody who gave so generously to this worthy cause.

Friday Night Fight Klub - £408 raised 

A big part of my training to climb is Fight Klub and the Drum 'n Bass Workouts.  These are two fantastic fitness classes that I'm totally addicted to.  I did go to them before I agreed to climb Kilimanjaro but now I have an excuse to go every week - and I'm seeing the pounds drop off and my muscles getting stronger every day.

Duane and Darren (or Double D as they call themselves) volunteered to run a double session of both classes back to back....free of charge.  Not only that but the venue waived the room hire fee so every penny raised at the event went towards African Parks.  This is really generous of both 'Double D' and the venue who are both running a business at the end of the day.

The event took place on 28th July at Reading Cricket Club.  It was a great success with people coming from Reading, Didcot and Winnersh Fight Klub Krews as well as a few newbies that came along and gave it a go.

Double D also donated a pair of Fight Klub gloves, £1 a go to guess the number of buttons in the jar and the winner was Ushi, and my did she box well in them!

Craft Sale - £399 raised

Having had some beautiful African fabric donated to me, I got busy with the sewing machine to create some unique items to sell.  These included bags, scarves, table cloths, pillow cases, pencil cases and even some elephant figures.  In addition to the home made goodies I also brought some necklaces & pictures back from a recent trip to Bali.  

The goodies have are now SOLD OUT and raised £400 towards my target - which is amazing given the prices start from just 50p!  My 'shop' was of course branded with elephants - and some freebie safari themed biscuits for all shoppers.  

You can sponsor me now by making a donation to my just giving page.  It's really easy - just click the button below to donate.