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Desert Walk
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To
raise funds for Dogs for the Disabled
A trek from the Dead Sea to Petra in Jordan
9-16 March 2008 |
Leading
British actor Brian Blessed is joining a desert trek in Jordan to
raise funds to train puppies to become assistance dogs for disabled
people.
The 70-year-old actor will trek nearly 100kms over five days from
the Dead Sea to Petra on The Desert Walk – a charity event
to raise funds for Dogs for the Disabled. There are places for up
to 100 people to join him on the hike from 9 – 16 March 2008.
It will be a truly spectacular journey starting at the Dead Sea
– the lowest point on earth – and finishing in the ancient
red rock city of Petra. The group will trek with Bedouin guides
through areas of amazing solitude and great beauty, sleeping in
Bedouin tents or under the stars and covering terrain that is exciting
and challenging.
Brian Blessed has had a distinguished career in theatre, film and
television with roles in many films including Flash Gordon, Robin
Hood Prince of Thieves and Star Wars. More recent credits are for
roles in Kenneth Branagh’s film of As You Like It, The Conclave,
and in the original cast of the stage musical Chitty, Chitty, Bang,
Bang.
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The
actor, who lives in Surrey, is a man who likes a challenge
and has a great love of mountaineering. He has been on three
expeditions to Mount Everest, reaching 28,000 feet in 1993
- the highest a man of his age has achieved without oxygen.
He has also climbed the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere
Aconcagua, explored The Lost World in Venezuela, completed
a trek to the North Pole and most recently a climb to the
summit of Mount Ararat in Turkey and an expedition to the
highest mountains in Mongolia.
Brian said “I love walking, I love adventures and
I love dogs. I also love the idea of hiking across the desert
to the historic city of Petra in Jordan, so to be able to
take part in The Desert Walk and raise money for a wonderful
charity like Dogs for the Disabled at the same time is fantastic.”
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Dogs for the Disabled enables more disabled people to live life
to the full by providing them with an assistance dog. Every dog
trained by the charity learns tasks such as picking up pens, opening
doors, helping a person undress, even emptying the washing machine.
For some people this help makes the difference between living alone
and needing full-time care. But the benefits a dog can bring do
not end with practical tasks. They also help build confidence, break
down social barriers and provide companionship.
It costs thousands to train each dog from a young pup through to
becoming a fully-fledged working animal and there are many disabled
people who could benefit from having an assistance dog.
To join Brian Blessed on The Desert Walk you need to pay a registration
fee of £250 and pledge to raise minimum funds of £2,500
for Dogs for the Disabled. For further information and an application
form telephone event organisers Action for Charity on 0845 408 2698
or e-mail events@actionforcharity.co.uk
For further information about The Desert Walk contact Ann Frampton:
Tel: 0845 408 2698
e-mail: events@actionforcharity.co.uk
website: www.actionforcharity.co.uk
For
further information about Dogs for the Disabled contact Sarah Watson:
Tel: 08700 776600
e-mail: info@dogsforthedisabled.org
website: www.dogsforthedisabled.org |
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