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We are an international organisation which works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in some of the world’s poorest countries.
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Geeks&Peaks
In June 2010, a group of computer Geeks will attempt to leave their PCs alone and venture out into the big, wide world in order to complete the Three Peaks Challenge.
The plan is for The Geeks to climb three of the highest peaks in Britain in under 24 hours. They will begin their journey on Saturday June 12th at the foot of Ben Nevis in Scotland and finally collapse at the foot of Snowdon in Wales 24 hours later, with the small matter of a brisk stroll up Hellvellyn (in the pitch black, at midnight!) in between.
The Geeks are raising money for Sightsavers, an international charity who do phenomenal work in the developing world to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equal opportunities for disabled people.
Can The Geeks make it? Will they meet members of the opposite sex for the first time? How many will insist on bringing a smartphone with them so that they can keep up to date with what's happening in theTwitterverse? These questions and more will be answered in the blog during the coming weeks.
The Geeks have set themselves the target of raising £10,000 for Sightsavers by leaving their darkened bedrooms, exposing their pasty skin to the elements, and exercising their puny muscles for the first time ever. If you'd like to support The Geeks in their epic real-lifebattle (instead of World of Warcraft), please give generously.
Recent donors
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Mike and Celia Lewis £60.00 (+ £16.92 giftaid) 06.07.10 Well done Cliff on your mammoth effort. Rather you than me |
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Anonymous £576.00 06.07.10 Well done |
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Chris £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 23.06.10 Collections from Shirley, Carl, Sonja |
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sue and andrew £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 19.06.10 well done cliff, hope your feet have recovered |
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Keith £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 18.06.10 Well done!!! |
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Jeanette £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 18.06.10 Fantastic Achievement- From Jeanette & Terry |
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Dan Jones £136.80 17.06.10 Coins and final Auction cash |
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Ian Brown £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 16.06.10 Nice 1 Cliff |
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Sue Sidebottom £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 16.06.10 Well done Cliff! |
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Anonymous £10.95 (+ £3.09 giftaid) 16.06.10 |
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General Pain £660.00 16.06.10 Bunch of stuff: Some car washing, some Quizzing, some personal donations, some Auction cash. More to follow Go team! |
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Wendy Snell £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 15.06.10 Well done Cliff |
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Dave and Janice £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 15.06.10 Well done Cliff |
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Ruth Rowlands £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 14.06.10 Well Done - everyone |
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Dave Leeming £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 13.06.10 Well done guys, hope you make the £10,000 |
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Lord Henry £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 13.06.10 Y'all should be finished by now |
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Declan £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 12.06.10 Best of luck Chris, Jess and co. Methinks enduring the hike will be nothing next to surviving Kester's culinary skills. |
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May £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 11.06.10 Look up!! |
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Jess £21.00 (+ £5.92 giftaid) 10.06.10 More pennies from Peter's waxing |
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Barbara £10.00 10.06.10 Good luck Jess! |
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Dan & Bex £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 10.06.10 |
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Peter Rowe £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 10.06.10 Good luck from all the team at Reflex Computer Recruitment. Go Jess! |
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Gillian £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 10.06.10 Good luck Cliff. Make sure you take enough pork pies. |
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Robin £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 09.06.10 This is gonna trump our Calderdale Hike stories. Everyone was sick of 'em anyway. Good luck Cliff! |
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Peter Robinson £80.00 (+ £22.56 giftaid) 07.06.10 Thanks for the auction prize. The beauty treatment is for my wife and not me. Honest. Now the legs are smooth, you can't improve on perfection can you? |
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Danny chafe £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 07.06.10 good luck guys fingers crossed for you |
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Becca & Steve W £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 07.06.10 Good luck Dannalie's!!!!! XX |
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Anonymous £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 07.06.10 Very impressive! Good luck |
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Janaka chimney sweep Jayasingha £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 07.06.10 good luck! Good cause. |
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Rob £25.00 (+ £7.05 giftaid) 07.06.10 Good luck Danny Boyo! |
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Jess £50.00 (+ £14.10 giftaid) 07.06.10 More money for Peter's waxing |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 03.06.10 |
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Kenny Reid £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 01.06.10 Do it for Guiseley Cliff! |
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Zephor Skapti £15.00 (+ £4.23 giftaid) 01.06.10 Zephor of the World Tree and Skapti of Exodar would like you to escort your band of geeks up the Three Peaks and return to them in Azeroth. Your reward will be The title of Geek Master |
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Catherine £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 28.05.10 great car wash |
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Chris £30.00 (+ £8.46 giftaid) 26.05.10 24/26 May Car Wash. Chris, Mark N, Dan, Naomi, Carol |
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Paul Lucas £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 26.05.10 Good luck Cliff. |
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Jess £40.63 24.05.10 Peter waxing Money |
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Roger £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 24.05.10 Thanks for the car wash |
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Jess £162.26 (+ £45.77 giftaid) 24.05.10 Donations for Peter's waxing |
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Ann & Ron Davis £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 24.05.10 Climb that Mountain Jess & Team! |
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Neale Pugh £100.00 (+ £28.21 giftaid) 24.05.10 In recognition of Peter Robinson's new smooth look. |
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Jess £40.00 21.05.10 For the snazzy nails of: Annalie, Catherine, Gayle, & Caroline |
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Chris £39.00 (+ £11.00 giftaid) 20.05.10 17/19 May Car washes, Naren, Pauline, Jo M, Caroline, Dan & Janne |
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Jess £5.00 (+ £1.41 giftaid) 19.05.10 Shiny car! |
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Stuart H £10.00 (+ £2.82 giftaid) 17.05.10 Thanks for the shiny car |
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Jacks Mitchell £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 17.05.10 For Peter's waxing, Vanessa's nails and my car wsh today! |
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Chris £80.00 (+ £22.56 giftaid) 14.05.10 Car Washes 10/12th May. + Leg Wax 20 |
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Anonymous £20.00 (+ £5.64 giftaid) 11.05.10 |
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Paul Bott £100.00 08.05.10 Peter Robinson waxathon. Slow and Painful please! |
