Base camp or bust for brave Amrit

Sometimes a Rotarian gets an opportunity to help raise funds by doing something that challenges them to their very core. I am sure you would agree, a trek to Everest Base Camp would rank as one of them.

Rotary is a worldwide organisation that has communities at its heart. Deepings Rotary Club is no exception. Their members are a group based in the Deepings who have a wish to help people, whether locally or internationally, by providing a helping hand where they can.

Amrit Mistry, a member of Deepings Rotary Club, is reaching out to you for your help in raising much-needed funds for Marie Curie and St Barnabas Hospice. These two organisations combined and worked together to give his mum (pictured) the help and support she needed in her final days. Both of these organisations depend mainly on donations to do their work.

Amrit will be flying to Nepal on March 18. He is embarking on a trek to Everest Base Camp to raise funds for these deserving charities. The group will be hiking to an altitude of 5,364m, starting on March 22. They will take the first few days to acclimatise and prepare for the expedition! The trek to Base Camp will take place over the course of 23 days. Amrit has never attempted anything like this before so it will be a huge challenge for him. He will be accompanied by Boundless Himalayas, an established trekking company who will guide and take care of him. None of the funds will go towards his expenses. The net funds raised will be divided equally between the two charities, helping them continue to provide care and support to individuals in need and to their families. To support Amrit https://www.justgiving. com/campaign/basecamporbust (closes on April 30).

Don’t worry, if you become a Rotarian you don’t need to climb Everest! However,

you would become one of 1.4 million like-minded ‘people of action’ around the world. Our wide-ranging Areas of Focus would allow you to pursue projects and causes that matter to you and your community. Volunteering can be so rewarding. There is so much to gain by giving your time, energy and skills to volunteering. Often, people think the little spare time they have won’t be enough to make a difference. That’s where they are wrong. It is those few hours that make all the difference. Volunteering is rewarding. You meet new people and feel a real sense of belonging. Making other people’s lives better can be so inspirational – Captain Tom Moore was a prime example.