And so on Saturday 5th February, we had the most fantastic evening, with friends and family at our local Social Club.
Sam has made a huge impression on many people in our village, but none more so that Iain Osborne who helped us by arranging a charity event like no other. Local Northamptonshire band, Kickstart gave up an evening to come along and entertain us with many old favourites from my teens.
Kids moved between sliding on the dance floor, to sliding a ball up the virtual ten-pin alley on an array of Wii games that Iain had set up to keep them entertained. Every attempt to help out, was answered with a cheery, "nope, don't worry, I have everything under control" and he certainly did. 
The last big fundraiser before I go on my journey up Kilimanjaro was a huge success, with £561 raised for Autism Concern. The club gave us the hall for free, the band, who were fabulous, not only kept us well entertained for free, but also donated £100 towards my fundraising.
Every now and then the need for clever comment, humour, and witty innuendo is not required in a blog. This time, all I have to say is a huge thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the evening, to the kids who helped with the raffle draw, and to the many volunteers who jumped in to sell raffle tickets, work the door, or just got on the dance floor and made the evening so memorable.
Most of all... with just 10 more sleeps until I leave for Kilimanjaro, I want to thank Iain.... with friends like these, you can climb mountains they say? We'll see.... Kilimanjaro Waits......
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