Ellie the very special elephant
As we start the planning for our Kilimanjaro trek – currently planned for September 2013 to allow for fundraising and training – I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to one of our...
View Articleand I will walk 5000 miles……
Sorry for blog silence for past few days. As well as working hard with my young team on the fashion show I started to make an ops manual. Turns out that’s harder than you think! Even more importantly...
View ArticleKilimanjaro 2013
quick update on Kilimanjaro plans – a dozen people have been in touch asking for more information – most are coming to our information meeting on 1 October and those that can’t make it will get an info...
View ArticleAilsa the literary elephant
Introducing you to our Ailsa Isn’t she gorgeous? fluttery eyelashes, mischievous face – Ailsa has joined our elephant family recently. She is not long back from Wigtown where she spent a lovely week...
View ArticleA little bit of everything
Sometimes I try to hard to make this blog only have useful or interesting bits of information about It’s Good 2 Give and forget that maybe just maybe you’d also like to know some of the little things I...
View ArticleOur Borders trekkers
It was lovely to meet up with three of our Kilimanjaro trekkers last week. I was invited to speak at Chirnside Primary School’s end of term church service. Helen, Valda and Rona. Helen’s mum...
View ArticleTrekkers Ceilidh
Last night at the Young Farmers Centre at Ingliston, a crowd of over 250 danced their way to the tunes of band, Callanish – great ceilidh tunes (and help with instructions for the ceilidh dances too)....
View ArticleKilimanjaro Prep
It is now only 60 days to our Kilimanjaro trek. I remember talking about it 3 years ago and thinking it was ages away. And now it’s not. Almost all final payments are in, almost all trekkers have met...
View ArticleKilimanjaro kindness
Sometimes I love doing this so much I can hardly tell you. Today is one of those days. I had been out all morning at a bike confidence course (much needed and it was very good. I will review it over on...
View ArticleChristmas Message to all
Although I have sent out dozens of Christmas cards there are many more people who I want to send Christmas greetings and Thanks to and this seems a nice way to do it! To our supporters (and that...
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