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Hi folks, hola amigos (Spanish below), It is the month of October where the world turns a shade of pink in support of breast cancer awareness. We have been shocked this year time and time again when we have learnt that friends of ours have been battling breast cancer (two of whom are our age!). We never think that it will happen to us or to people we know. Thankfully, due to early detection, all our friends have come through treatment successfully. To help raise awareness and support, Rafael and I will be joining our friends from the Entrepreneurs Organisation of Malaysia in climbing Mount Kinabalu, which at 4,095m is the tallest mountain in SE Asia. The climb will take place over 3 days from the 17th to the 19th October and we plan to reach the summit to watch the sunrise on the morning of the 18th. Every step we take will be in support of The Breast Cancer Support Society of Negeri Sembilan, a local Malaysian charity who really needs financial assistance to ensure that they can continue to offer much needed services to women in the state of Negeri Sembilan. So folks, it is time to ask for your help in supporting our effort !:) We have built a fundraising page on simplygiving.com where you can make safe and secure donations to our chosen charity . We hope you find this platform really simple and easy to use and the proceeds of your support are immediately sent directly to the Breast Cancer Support Society of Negeri Sembilan. Our page will also allow you to follow our progress and to hopefully cheer us on:) So please dig deep as every cent counts ! Thank you very much for your support, it is very much appreciated ! A big hug and see you at the top !!! Love Anna and Rafa .......................................................... Hola amigos: Es el mes del Cáncer de mama. En los últimos meses varias amigas nos han sorprendido con la noticia de esta enfermedad. Afortunadamente y gracias a un tratamiento exitoso todas ellas se encuentran fuera de peligro. Por ello Anna y yo queremos ayudar a esta causa con una iniciativa singular. Nos hemos puesto rumbo a Mont Kinabalu, la montaña más alta del Sudeste Asiático (4.095m), con un grupo de amigos de la Enterperneur Organization de Malaysia, confiando en poder recaudar fondos. Empezamos nuestra escalada el día 17 y esperamos estar en la cumbre en el amanecer del día 18. Nuestros pasos estarán encaminados a apoyar la Breast Cancer Support Siciety of Negeri Sembilan, una pequeña asociación malasia que realmente necesita el dinero para proseguir con su tarea de prevención y diagnóstico precoz en las mujeres de la región. Desde esta página de www.simplygiving.com puedes hacer tu donación. Es sencillo, y aunque está sólo en inglés no es difícil aportar tu granito de arena para la causa. Esperemos que te sea fácil utilizar esta plataforma. El dinero donado va directamente a la Breast Cancer Supoort Society of Negeri Sembilan. A través de la página, podréis ver nuestros progresos en la montaña. Así que no os lo penséis. Cualquier aportación es buena. Como dicen en mi tierra "tota pedra fa paret". Muchas gracias por vuestro apoyo. De corazón os lo agradecemos. Un abrazo y nos vemos en la cumbre. Anna y Rafa

Recent Donors

  • Sri Ganesh Selvacumarasamy

    Well Done Anna and Rafael!

    MYR 100 10/30/2012 11:34:26 AM UTC

  • Choi Li

    Well Done!

    MYR 100 10/29/2012 01:35:54 PM UTC

  • Dr Patricia Gomez

    Well Done Anna and Rafael! Thank you for all your support. Warmest Regards, Dr. Pat

    MYR 1,000 10/23/2012 07:28:06 PM UTC

  • Ann Marie Dillon

    Well Done! An amazing achievement for a brilliant cause! :) x

    MYR 100 10/22/2012 07:09:05 PM UTC

  • Sally

    Talented individuals, amazing couple, worthy cause- your recipe for greatness. Congratulations Anna and Rafa!

    MYR 250 10/22/2012 02:40:09 PM UTC

  • Sarah and Philip

    Congratulations Anna and Rafael, Fantastic cause and effort!

    MYR 100 10/22/2012 08:16:18 AM UTC

  • Amitaa K

    Great cause and effort Anna and Rafael. Hatsoff to both of you:)

    MYR 100 10/20/2012 10:15:38 PM UTC

  • Ling Hee Keat

    MYR 1,000 10/18/2012 03:57:54 PM UTC

  • Martin Gaffney

    Good Luck!

    MYR 600 10/18/2012 02:12:59 PM UTC

  • Casey Loo

    All the Best!!!

    MYR 200 10/17/2012 05:50:07 PM UTC

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