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From 3 - 10 March 2026,

I am planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

I'll be joined by two others - Jonny McKinnon (my son) and Sandy MacPherson (a good friend). I'm hoping to raise £2,000 (or more) which I would like to split 50/50 between the RNLI Largs station and Moshi Christian Children's Centre in Tanzania. All funds raised will go in their entirety to the named charities. I am paying my own costs for travel and for the climb.

The RNLI

As a keen kayaker I fully appreciate and support the work of the RNLI.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution charity was established on March 4, 1824, and celebrated its bicentenary in 2024. Its core purpose is to save lives at sea, with the vision to "save every one", regardless of the circumstances.

The vast majority of its frontline lifesavers (97% of lifeboat crew) are volunteers from all walks of life. The RNLI provides a 24-hour search and rescue lifeboat service from 238 stations and a seasonal lifeguard service on over 235 beaches around the UK and Ireland.

The service is powered primarily by generous public donations and legacies, not central government funding.

Since its foundation, RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over

146,700 lives.

Please help me help them to help save others!

Moshi Christian Childen's Centre, Tanzania

MCCC was registered as a Charitable Trust in Tanzania in 2020.

It was first established back in 1969 as a missionary response to children in crisis.

Nowadays, we have trustees who are from Tanzania and from the UK. I am one of the UK trustees.

For over five decades MCCC has been reaching out to support children, youth and families who find themselves in extreme and difficult circumstances in northern Tanzania. It's mission has always been shaped by a compassionate response to those in distress or danger, offering open arms of welcome and protection; offering the open arms of God’s love to those who need it.

Over the years the Lord Jesus Christ has inspired MCCC to express God's love in different ways:

1. Meeting the emotional, physical, psychological and spiritual needs of children

2. Providing community support programmes for needy families

3. Maximising access to education for all our children

4. Offering holidays and camps for the children we support

5. Maintaining a context of Christian nurture and love

In this sense, MCCC is our family, it's our work and it's our passion - Making Children Count for Christ.

Please join me in supporting this great cause and helping save children so they can reach their full potential in life.