<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit the Wrinklies' JustGiving page. A team of us are taking on a walking challenge across 10 miles and 6 peaks to raise funds for Thistle Foundation. The team members doing the challenge are:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Diana, Kieran and Emily Noel-Paton</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Joyce Rochford</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ros and Laurie Hunter</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Barbara Harrison</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nigel Cumming</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #000000;">Marilyn and Michael Higgins </span></span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB;">Every single one of us knows someone who is living with a disability or a health condition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p> <p><strong> <span style="color: #e33e89; font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-bidi-language: ar-SA;"><span style="color: #ff00ff;">But people can be supported to harness their skills, strengths and resources to make dramatic improvements to their quality of life...and this is exactly the support that Thistle offers.</span></span></strong></p> <p>Thistle <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB;">believes that life is for living and always goes that extra mile to support people to achieve their hopes and dreams, from the ordinary &ndash; being able to make a cup of tea, getting out of the house, interacting with others, overcoming anxiety&mdash;to the extraordinary - going wheelchair skiing or even skydiving! </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB;">Whatever they are, by working with people towards their own personal goals, Thistle supports people to gain confidence and self esteem, enabling them to make a contribution as an individual, a parent, a partner, a friend, a member of the community.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="color: #ff00ff;">The Wrinklies believe that life is for living too and we want to raise funds for Thistle to support more people in living their lives to the full. We've set our target at &pound;1,000 which would be enough for someone to benefit from attending a Thistle Lifestyle Management course and to apply the learned skills to improve their self-esteem and quality of life. And that's why we've set ourselves the team challenge of tackling 6 peaks over 10 miles across the Pentland Hills on Saturday 19th May 2012.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span style="color: #000000;">To find out how Thistle's services might be able to support you and yours please check out the 'Life is for Living' film in our gallery or visit Thistle's website <a href="http://www.thistle.org.uk">www.thistle.org.uk</a> You can be referred to Thistle or you can seek their support yourself directly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;">Thankyou for helping us to raise funds in aid of Thistle....</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>