The next challenge that I am setting for myself is aligned with Sika's tradition to get involved with charity work. I was inspired by the events organised in the past and decided to complete a tandem parachute jump for MENCAP charity early in June this year. I am happy and excited at the same time, but need to raise a total in excess of £400 to complete this with all of the monies going to fund people with learning difficulties here in the UK.

Everyone deserves the same rights and chances in life. But too often, people with a learning disability are treated as second-class citizens, and many have no say about the way their life is run.

A learning disability does not affect a person’s ability to know what they want to do in life and achieve it. It also doesn’t stop a person from having strong emotions, instincts and ambitions. People with a learning disability can go to school, university, play sport, fall in love, get married, buy houses, have children and lead happy, independent family lives. They have a right to be able to go out on dates, meet partners and have relationships just like everyone else. Everyone wants to be happy and to be loved and people with a learning disability are no different. For this reason I support MENCAP, the voice of learning disability.

So I would like to ask for your support in helping me to achieve this goal by pledging a donation in order to help and assist people that haven't been so lucky in life as us. Please help me to make this ‘once in a lifetime’ experience meaningful for these people. Please donate for a better life!