Updated on Jun 12th 2012 at 4:16 PM from the JustGiving API

Cllr Husband has just decided to join me up Mount Kilimonkey. This is gonna be mega.

I've never understood a "calling" before. I have always kinda beleived those around me who have said they have heard one. I mean, what else could explain someone joining the Air Force to become a preacher/ doctor/ all around great guy? There had to be some imovable force behind such sacrifice, right? But having never experienced this, I always coloured myself agnostic when it came to these so called "callings". 

But then life happened. I'm watching TV one night waiting for Cllr Husband to get back from his own civic calling and, BAM, like a ton of Universe sized bricks it came. With the weight of a whisper, the heavy handed guidance of calling came into my life and bitch slapped me into beleiving in such things. Into realising a lot of home truths that have somehow manifested themselves in this insane quest.

Eff me with a chainsaw, I am going to climb Mount KilImanjaro.

This is so where you guys come in. As with all good causes, nothing comes cheap. But I have a feeling that the people in my village are going to dig deep to help me meet the financial costs of this journey. You see, you guys have already given me so much and indeed have put me on this trajectory. Whether you are someone who is in my daily life or even just someone who knows me through the magic of the interwebz, you have all done so much already getting me to this place we call now. I know it is a bit cheeky to ask for just that little bit more, but here is the kicker folks: it all goes to an amazing charity!

Part of this journey has already begun with the work I am currently undertaking with Positive East as a peer support volunteer. And by supporting this mad dash up a mountain, you are ensuring the work we do continues on. You will be helping more and more people learn to live with thier condition, you will be helping to break down the stigma surrounding HIV, you will be making a difference.

It is super easy to jump on board this McCrazymobile. Either donate through the links here, or send a text to 70070 with the code:

MNKY 78 £(the amount you wish to give up to £10)

It will post here and cost the charity nothing.

And thanks for beleiving in me. You're good people.