Hello lovely friends. 

I'm taking a week off Delirium Tremens and travelling with my own little team of huskies (and some other people, all also trekking for charity) over 250km of ice and frozen lakes from Norway to Sweden, taking 7 days and sleeping in little tents in the snow.

I want to make it clear that I have covered ALL COSTS for this trip with the Huskies myself and do not expect you to contribute to the trek, (‘though it will be Incredibly Arduous and not JUST a fantasy trip worthy of Jadis, Empress of Narnia...). I am asking solely for contributions that go directly to the charity itself. 

St Mungo's has over 100 projects and hostels in London and the South East EVERY DAY of the year. St Mungo's supports homeless people in recovery, providing safe housing, drug and alcohol support and physical and mental health care. They provide more help for homeless people in gaining life skills than any other charity - from job training to independent living skills in their 'semi-independent' houses. Did you want to fundraise/help homelessness charities at Christmas time and just not get around to it? YOU CAN STILL DO IT NOW!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now. Thanks from me, Karis - and from St Mungo's - for agreeing to donate to such an amazing charity.