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Greencastle Gwen's off to Peru
27.04.09
by Liam Porter, Inishowen Independent
A 22-year old Greencastle woman is aiming to raise
around €5,000 over the next few months for the
Children in Crossfire charity before heading off on
a trek through Peru towards the Inca city of Machu
Picchu.
Gwen Doherty has in the past, abseiled down the side
of the Europa Hotel in Belfast for Children in
Crossfire and says she likes to get involved in
helping charities whenever she can. Children in
Crossfire supports local initiatives that improve
the daily lives for people living in some of the
world's poorest communities - for instance, greater
income-earning opportunities, improved health
facilities, or clean water supplies. |
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“I have raised money
for a number of charities in the past and did the
abseil, but I’ve never been on an overseas fund
raising venture yet.”
Before she heads off to Peru in November, Gwen has
planned a number of fund raising events and has a
couple more in the pipeline - even if she hasn’t
worked out the dates yet.
“We’re going to start with a table quiz in the Town
Clock in Moville on April 23rd and there’s an Anne
Summers night planned for May 22nd.”
And the fund raising will continue in June with a
charity football match planned in |
Buncrana on 5th June, a
game that will be followed by a quiz in the Atlantic
Bar.
“I do some pole dancing and I might try to get that
fitted in to the fund raising somewhere, anything at
all that will bring a crwod and help raise some
money,” she said. The charity worker said the trek
through Peru from November 16-25 will increase in
difficulty as it progresses.
“The longest day will see us on a 12 hour trek, but
each day will also see us increase in altitude so
hopefully that will stop us getting sick.”
The ‘’us’ she refers to is the group who will head
off to Peru on the fund raising venture, but as yet
Gwen knows none of them.
“I’m not going out there with anybody as a buddy,
there will be a group going and I’m looking forward
to meeting up with them.”
Apart from the planned fund raising events, she is
also hoping that family, friends and local
businesses will also get involved in sponsoring her
for the charity.
“I’ll have a number of other events planned in the
weeks ahead and hopefully people will help support
this worthy charity,” she said. |
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