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Fundraisers of 2023: Boy climbs 12 mountains and a Hope Bowl for Ukraine

There were several inspiring fundraisers in 2023, from a seven-year-old climbing 12 UK mountains to “help poorly children go on holiday” to a man taking on challenges donning a pair of bright blue swimming trunks.

Here is a look at some of the PA news agency’s top picks from across the year.

– Boy, seven, climbs 12 UK mountains ‘to help poorly children go on holiday’

Oscar Burrow, seven, from went viral for attempting to climb 12 of the highest mountains in the UK in a bid to help “poorly children to go on holiday”.

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