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    29 July 2003
    Dosh-ometer
    The Great Wall of China.
    The dizzy heights - but I need to raise the money first

    By day Kathryn Hearn, 36, is glued to her computer.

    By night, she is glued to the television.

    In between she eats.

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    ESSENTIAL INFO

    The Great Wall is one of China's most well-known attractions and was originally constructed to keep out nomadic tribes, such as the Mongols, who raided along China's Northern frontier.

    The wall stretches (1,550miles 2,500kms) from the Shanhaiguan Pass on the east coast to the Jiayuguan Pass in the Gobi Desert.

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    Kathryn's Dosh-ometer Kathryn.
    It's started at zero back in January and now - counting pledges - its up to the £2,500 I need to give the Meningitis Research Foundation to undertake the China trek.

    14/01/03: Nothing on the doshometer. Got a long way to go. Help!

    14/02/03 I've now raised £150 online at www.justgiving.com/china and had pledges of £125

    5/03/03 Money is starting to come in every day - and street collections are planned. I've raised £175 online and offline have pledges/donations of £1,100.

    24/04/03 I've sent off £2,000 in donations to the Meninigitis Research Foundation. I raised £875 through www.justgiving.com with an extra £243.97 added for tax relief.


    Doshometer.

    You can sponsor me online at www.justgiving.com/china All donations on here from Uk tax payers will be increased by about a third, courtesy of the tax payer. So if you give £20, my charity will get £25.54!

    Otherwise, if you would like to sponsor me in the traditional way, please send cheques payable to Kathryn Hearn, to myself at BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks, 1 Hastings Street, Luton LU1 5XL. Please include your fuull name and address.

    All people who donate will be listed here so please advise me if you wish to remain anonymous.

    Alternatively if you would like to donate an item for auction – any thing would be gratefully received - please call me at work on 01582 637460 or email me on kathryn.hearn@bbc.co.uk

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.

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