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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page, I am at the end of the month taking on the Three Peak Challenge within 24 hours. This involves climbing up and down Ben Nevis, travelling to Cumbria and climbing up and down Scarfell followed by a journey to Wales where we will climb up Snowden aiming to reach the top of Snowden within 24 hours of us starting. I am determined if nothing else, there will be around 15 of us, all work colleagues and they are already saying they are taking their earphones so they don't have to listen to me for 24 hours!!
Why am I up for this challenge? One because I love a challenge and two because it is a great opportunity to raise funds for the wonderful Charities that are out there. This time my fund raising is for the inspirational Charity Beautiful Inside & Out.
I met Pauline Moriarty earlier this year at an awards ceremony and was hugely touched and inspired by Pauline's incredible bravery. Pauline is the founder of the Beautiful Inside and Out Charity which she set up to support bereaved parents and siblings of suicide victims across Scotland and was borne after Pauline's adored daughter Jenna aged 13 tragically took her own life one day after School. We all know someone who has lost a sibling, a friend or a child to suicide and how cruel this world can be sometimes.
Pauline set up the charity after discovering there were many gaps in the system in terms of providing support to victims both siblings and parents.
Through counselling, play therapy and music therapy, Jenna's memory goes on. The Charity deliver sessions to schools and other groups to promote positive feelings of self worth in young people , giving them a voice, they also arrange group sessions with a counsellor for families of suicide victims.
Each counselling session costs circa £40, I would love to raise £40 for each hour of this challenge at the end of which I would have raised enough to pay for 24 counselling sessions.
I know I have a very generous group of work colleagues, family and friends and would really really appreciate your support in donating what you can to support me in my challenge but more importantly this wonderful Charity!