Gemma McGoey

Gemma's Ben Nevis challenge

Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society
£636
raised of £500 target
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In memory of Eileen Dowling
Alzheimer's Society

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We provide help and hope to everyone living with dementia.

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On september 8th 2012, I will be climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland, it is the highest mountain in the UK.

This is be a personal challenge for me as 1) I am currently not fit at all and 2) I am terrified of heights and falling!

You may ask yourself, "why is she doing it then?" Well on 25th February 2012 we lost a family member to dementia and this really effected me. Since I have done research and found that dementia effects 1 in 3 of over 65's and is a leading cause of death in the over 65's. This really shocked me, and so I want to raise awareness of and raise money for this charity.

So I am under taking a training regime and well I will just have to deal with my fears once I am on the mountain!!!

If I raise the £500 I want to then this could allow one family to have access to a support worker to come to their home for vital help or could help 20 people have access to a support worker who can help them access support services and specific advice they really need.

So people please dig deep and donate to a cause close to my heart.

Thank you everyone, lots of love from me xx

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Alzheimer's Society

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At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding groundbreaking research.

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