Help Jodie ‘dig deep’ for charity climb

A SECOND year Pharmacy student from Thame, who holds the World Record for the number of consecutive netball passes, has volunteered to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the charity, Dig Deep, which helps communities in Kenya gain access to good sanitation, clean water and renewable energy.

Jodie Hine

Jodie Hine, 20, is currently studying at Keele University, and will tackling, what is the highest free-standing mountain in the world, at the end of August with a group of fellow students.

Jodie explained: “Dig Deep is an amazing charity, run entirely by volunteers and relies on donations to keep it running! Through working with a range of inspirational local partners, they help communities to drill wells, harvest rainwater and access renewable technologies so that they are empowered to overcome the challenges they face. These are things we take for granted here in the United Kingdom, hence why providing other countries with this basic need is so important.

“This will be the most physically challenging experience I will ever encounter and I am thrilled to be raising money and taking part, whilst also studying for my degree. I see this challenge as an opportunity to be creative and to have fun, as well as extending my outlook on third world countries and lesser-privileged human people in the world. I have done the majority of my fundraising at university, including the world record, fancy dress days and organising parties at the students union. I am hoping to do more in order to reach my target before July.”

You can find out more about the charity Dig Deep, by visiting its website: http://digdeep.org.uk/ and to donate to Jodie’s epic fund-raising efforts, here: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/jodiehineclimbskilimanjaro