Raising funds for the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital - Cape Town, South Africa

In 2009 my young grandson, Tristan, suffered burns to his upper body and was treated in the phenomenal Burns Unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. It was an extremely traumatising experience for us all and introduced us to the reality faced by so many sick children and their families who have to deal with this kind of trauma.

We are so grateful for the wonderful care and support Tristan received at the Hospital from doctors and medical staff that we decided, as a family, that it would be fitting for us to be able to give back in some way. I’ve therefore committed to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in July 2010 and will attempt to raise much needed funds for the Hospital.

100% of money I raise will be allocated directly to upgrade the Burns Unit - every cent donated to the Hospital Trust will directly benefit the Hospital.

Ultimately, the purpose of this project is to raise funds for an extremely deserving cause. I have given a personal guarantee to match the amount I must raise in sponsorships in the form of financial donations to the Trust.

I am very excited about being able to make a difference and sincerely hope you will be able to come on board with me in helping to get other sick children back home where they belong!



This is how you can get involved....

DONATE A SKILL

If you have a skill that you would like to 'donate' instead of money, this slot is for you.

I will create an event around what you have to offer and 100% of what people pay to attend will be donated to the hospital.

The hair spa day held in March at the Wayne.com salon at the One and Only Hotel is an example of such an event. We were able to raise R5250 on that day.

PLEDGES

Kilimanjaro is 5895m high. You can decide to pledge a certain amount per meter that I climb. You can email your pledges to me at: ferreira@netpoint.co.za OR you can download a pledge page from the section on the right of this page and fax it to me.

If you can't pledge yourself, how about getting your company to pledge and to perhaps even challenge other companies to match or better their pledge!!

DONATE ONLINE OR BY BANK DEPOSIT

On the right hand side of the blog, near the top, there is a section that includes a direct link to the hospital's website.

Read all the directions before clicking on the link, it is important for the hospital to be able to allocate your donation correctly.

The hospital trust will issue a tax certificate for any donation over R100, so that's an extra bonus for both individuals and companies!

AUCTION

I am currently collecting goods to offer on an auction to be held later this year - anything that we can turn into money is welcome!

Just to give you a sample of some of the things we have at this stage: three TOP NOTCH bottles of South African wines, compliments of Janet Malherbe, and five signed copies of a book written by the adventurer and master fundraiser David Grier!

For more info on David: http://www.davidgrier.co.za/

I'd love to be able to offer nights away at wonderful places in our country, romantic dinners at special restaurants etc. So if you have any connections or have something that you can offer yourself, I'd love to hear from you!

Just to make double sure you have my contact details - here it is again: ferreira@netpoint.co.za





Tristan enjoying being a healthy, happy little boy!


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Friday, May 21, 2010

Only 2 months to go!!


The view from the Helderberg mountains

Having a little breather before heading down...

With only two months to go before the big climb, we tackled the Helderberg mountains above Somerset West yesterday. A full day hike with a wonderful group of people - wish I could take them all with me to Kili in July!

There is just something about hiking with a group that you connect with - somehow the aches and pains and tricky parts just fade away and nothing seems impossible! As for the new boots - if you are in the market for boots, search no further. I can HIGHLY recommend Merrell's. This is only the second hike that I do with them and I was able to climb to 1003m and down without one blister or ever feeling uncomfortable. They have a  tremendous grip and the special protective bit over the toes is such a bonus. I really think I made a good choice and I think I'll follow the tip I got some time ago - WEAR THEM ON THE PLANE as you can't replace them if the airline loses your luggage somewhere along the line! 

I am also feeling so much more comfortable after such a long hike - it really was a full day. On some of the initial walks I remember being VERY tired the next day or two so I must be getting better at it... The one thing that I find I have to work at is staying hydrated - not just during exercise but in general during the day. Drinking water on a regular basis should be like breathing to me by now, but it really isn't. I constantly find myself suffering from headaches after exercising quite a bit, be it hiking or running. This project is bringing about quite a few lifestyle changes - all good though!

Here are some of the other pics I took yesterday - enjoy!


Table Mountain seen from the Helderberg mountains

On top of the world! Eddie, Irene and Erica

Spotted next to the dam at the end of the hike - couldn't resist capturing it!











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