Hi folks
Wow, I have never been as excited over a diary entry since the birth of Rafael!

Firstly I would like to tell you he and my gorgeous wife Ana-MariA are doing so well. He sleeps throughout the night and is always smiling and happy.

Secondly, Troy, James and Karen Beckley and I are representing Pearly Grey in December, climbing Kilimanjaro for an amazing cause. We are blessed with so many kind owners who travel to PG year in year out. The amount of goodwill generated from you guys is phenomenal! As a resort we are hoping to raise a minimum of 17,000€ for the “Restoration of Hope” charity that James Beckley is hugely involved with. Basically, they have invested in 28 acres of land in Kwazula/Natal, and the plan is to build 25 houses for orphaned kids.

There will be 6 kids per house, with a foster Mum. PG would like to build and run one of those houses, we are going to call it the “ Pearly Grey, Help Our People Evolve (HOPE) house “. This will not be a project were you simply give your hard earned monies, you will be able to meet, contribute and support the kids by the means of various social networking sites like Facebook etc. We will have a direct link from our website updating us on all the six unique lives we have touched. We will also be able to send messages of hope to each individual. We cannot change all the poverty/hardship in Africa, what we can do though is spread some hope to 6 kids who were born with none!

The Pearly Grey goodwill vibe cannot be under estimated; we cannot change the world in a day, but give us a Friday to Friday!! So come on guys, I am so up for our walk to the summit of Africa’s highest peak with our PG team. Please donate and become part of something very special. Rafael was born with hope! Millions are not, let us start with the walk and see where it takes us!

Donate on the following link Ingane Yami and check daily for updates.

BRING IT ON!!!

Dougie

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