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Dave Smith and Luke Rendell sitting in the Surrey Air Ambulance
Two Surrey lads have made their New Year resolution
already - 'to do something positive for Surrey '.
The 22 year olds from Walton on Thames and Weybridge will climb Mount Kilimanjaro,
in Eastern Africa , the tallest
free-standing mountain in the world and raise £2000 (two thousand pounds) - enough money
to help the Surrey Air Ambulance carry out a life saving mission.
Luke Rendell and Dave Smith, both musicians, will
leave the UK North
Downs for resistance training.
Luke Rendell said: "We're really looking forward
to the challenge, we've been putting in the training, so we're confident we can
do it. We've also managed to raise three quarters of our target so that's
really fantastic. It's been fun raising the money, especially our intimate gig
at Ruby's in Walton on Thames - we had great
support that night. We've chosen to raise funds for the Surrey Air Ambulance as
it's something that really benefits the whole of our county, it is an amazing
service. I've seen the helicopter in action when the medical team helped a man
who'd been knocked of his bicycle - they worked really fast to save him."
Dave Smith said: "We had no idea that the
Surrey Air Ambulance was a charity that got little funding from the government.
We hope that our contribution will go someway to make a difference. Meeting the
medical crew on our visit to Dunsfold really confirmed in our minds that we've
chosen the right charity to support. The work the charity does is truly inspiring,
and anyone of us might need the medical intervention the Surrey Air Ambulance
carries out one day."
Julie Jenkinson, Surrey County Surrey - we're grateful
for the support."
Luke and Dave have a justgiving.com profile - www.justgiving.com/kili2010
