Nicole Simpson
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Well, I guess people that know me thought they would never see the day when I did something like this, after all I'm hardly the outdoors type!! Apparently Ben Nevis is a big old mountain somewhere in Scotland and it's advisable not to climb it in a pair of pink sparkly heels, so thats me at a disadvantage for a start :)
Standing at 1,344 metres high (or 4,408 feet) Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles, and as such is the major challenge for any UK climber or walker, let alone a nature hating dolly like me!!
Somehow, I will be climbing Ben Nevis on the 4th September 2010 for the NSPCC, which I'm sure you all know is for the protection of children, the work of the NSPCC is vital, children need a voice to be heard and they need someone to listen, the NSPCC and Childline provide this, but they need donations to continue. By climbing this horrendous piece of nature I am aiming to raise as much as I can to go towards the Childrens voice appeal, please donate all you can, every penny counts and you will make a difference to these childrens lives. Every child deserves to be happy, safe and loved, every single child.
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What is the Child's Voice Appeal?
The Child's Voice Appeal is an NSPCC appeal which launched in 2008 to raise £50 million to sustain and grow our helplines services, ChildLine and the NSPCC Helpline. ChildLine ChildLine is the NSPCC's free and confidential, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise, support and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn. NSPCC Helpline The NSPCC Helpline provides a voice for children who cannot speak for themselves. Not every child who needs help is able to call ChildLine - babies and young children, disabled children and children who are too afraid to call themselves need an adult to speak up for them. Why we launched the Appeal Demand for our help is high, so we needed to expand the NSPCC Helpline to protect more children who were too young, vulnerable or unable to speak out for themselves. Children were plucking up the courage to phone ChildLine but weren't able to get through to a counsellor. We weren't online where children needed us to be for them. At the time that we launched the Child's Voice Appeal, we were only able to answer a third of calls to ChildLine and three quarters of calls to the NSPCC Helpline. Thanks to your help, ChildLine now provides online counselling as well as the phone service. Giving children a choice of ways to contact us makes them feel comfortable and in control of the conversation. We are now there for children however and whenever they need
Why your support counts
Every single penny you raise will help children and young people who so desperately need support and protection.
e're trying to solve an enormous problem - ending cruelty to children in the UK - with very limited resources. You make it The difference you make
Thanks to you, the NSPCC's work touches every community in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. Together we protect children from harm. Together we help to transform the lives of those children who have experienced abuse. One child told us, "I could not have got through it without you." But really it's you we should thank . You make it possible for us to stand up for children's rights, to research the issues and work with others, and to provide services directly to children. And yet, in terms of the funding and the number of people we have, we are only around the size of a small local authority. That's why we depend on you Every year we rely on public donations for around 85 per cent of our funds. That means almost all of our children's services, consultancy, campaigning and advice is funded by people like you. Remember, your support transforms lives for the better . A child we recently helped said, "I can't forget what happened but I am able to live and grow. I can't thank you all enough." Your support can also stop many more children from experiencing abuse in the first place. Without you, none of this would be possible. So please, get involved today .
Thank you all so much, can I have first dibs on the blister plasters please????
Nikki xxxxx
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