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October 2009

EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK

raising funds and awareness for the British Heart Foundation

In March 2010 Colin Jennings, one of TRM’s Warehouse FLT drivers, will bravely embark on an exhausting trek to Everest base camp to raise funds for research, treatments, care and support for heart disease sufferers.

Statistics show that heart disease kills more people in the UK than any other serious disease. Within the past six years Colin’s father and a number of work colleagues at TRM have been affected by serious heart problems and Colin hopes and believes that by doing this trek he can increase awareness of the devastation heart disease brings to sufferers and families alike, and he hopes to encourage other similar fund raising activities along the way.

This challenging journey will take this group of intrepid hikers from Lukla in the Himalayas on a daily 8-9 hour trek through the mountains for 12 days. They’ll be sleeping in tea huts and tents and having to cope in temperatures below 15o C before reaching Everest Base Camp at 5,364m (17,700ft) above sea level.

Certainly not a holiday, Colin is keen to point out that he has paid all his own expenses and any money he receives goes directly to the British Heart Foundation. Anybody wishing to sponsor Colin or donate a gift in kind that could be used in a charity auction or raffle, for example, can do so by contacting him direct at TRM – he’s on B shift. Alternatively, visit

www.justgiving.com

and type in Colin Jennings where a donation can be made through their site; it’s quick, easy and totally secure. British Heart Foundation gets your money more quickly this way, and if you’re a UK tax payer ‘Just Giving’ ensures 25% in gift aid and a 3% supplement is added to your donation.

SO GO ON DIG DEEP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Colin’s BHF Reg. No 108816

Mobile number: 07931556835

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