Geraint Jenkins MBE (centre, holding crate-loader handle) and Jo in the red jacket with C.H.E.C.K. supporters on the back of the Martell’s lorry in Banstead Road, Caterham-on-the-Hill.

On Friday 13th November, 4,000 schoolbooks donated by de Stafford and Warlingham Schools set off from Caterham to be transported to the children of Kimilili in Kenya, courtesy of British Airways. Ex de Stafford School pupil, Jo Nutland, who is a BA employee, organised the free transportation on behalf of her old school teacher Geraint Jenkins MBE, founder of C.H.E.C.K. (Community Health and Education for the Children of Kimilili). Martell's of East Grinstead kindly donated the use of their lorry and their driver free of charge for the day to take the 109 boxes of books to Heathrow Airport.

C.H.E.C.K. supporters turned out in force to assist with the loading of the books onto the lorry, with the task completed just minutes before the weather took a turn for the worse.

After travelling to Kenya accompanied by Jo, on Monday 30th November Geraint presented the books to the head teachers of Kimilili Boys' and Girls' Primary Schools, St Theresa's Girls' Secondary School and Kimilili’s Adult Education Centre.

After presenting the books, Geraint said: “We, the trustees of C.H.E.C.K., are extremely grateful to British Airways, Martell's, de Stafford and Warlingham Schools and the Rotary Club of Caterham for making this dream of providing Science text books for the children at the schools in the remote town near the Ugandan border in Kenya come true.”

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