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Grant Pearce

Pledge 450

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Hi there,

This April, I am taking on the Childhood Cancer Association's - Pledge 450

Why?  Each year, around 450 families rely on the Childhood Cancer Association for emotional and practical support following a childhood cancer diagnosis.  They offer over 30 services including counselling, accommodation for country families, support groups, equipment loans and educational support.  

Please help me reach my goal by making a donation through my page.  It only takes a minute and any money you can give (no matter how large or small) will go a long way to helping me reach my target.

Thank you, I really appreciate your support...

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The Challenge

Tuesday 1st Apr
My goal is to read 450 pages of non-fiction writing.
It would probably be simpler to start one book at page 1 and read to page 450, but I like to read a number of books at once.

I am starting off the first week with three books.

The first is a book about Captain Bligh written by Rob Mundle. If you were stranded in the middle of the Pacific, then you would want him on board your little boat to get you safely back to civilization. But sailing with him in more normal circumstances was probably not much fun.

The second is "The World in Arms" about the revolutions and wars in the first two decades of the 20th Century.

And the third is "West From Home" A collection of letters written by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband Almonzo when she visited their daughter Rose in San Francisco in 1915. Laura made it to the ripe old age of 90 and died in February 1957. What changes she would have seen. Just reading the semi - autobiographical "Little House on the Prairie" books reveals the world of her younger years. Compare that to developments in the first half of the 29th century. Extraordinary

450 pages equates to 15 pages a day. My time for reading is fairly limited but I expect that I will get to the target well before the 30th of April.

We will see how far I have progressed at the end of week one.

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Grant Pearce

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