A BRAVE youngster will tomorrow do her bit for charity.

Jemiah Pierre-Madigan is battling a crippling genetic disease.

But she will line-up tomorrow with dozens of others to take on the Examiner Charity Challenge.

The nine-year-old Cowlersley youngster will take on the Challenge on a specially-adapted tricycle.

Her parents Paula and John will help her take part in the event.

Jemiah was born with the life-limiting Wolf Hirshhorn Syndrome, caused by partial deletion of chromosome material.

It means that she is unable to walk or talk and has only partial sight and hearing.

She has already had several operations on her eyes and stomach.

But she is determined to take part in tomorrow’s big event.

Jemiah, a pupil at Castle Hill School in Newsome, is hoping to raise at least £750 for a special fund that her parents have set up.

They need to carry out adaptations to their Huddersfield home to help Jemiah in the future and can get a grant from Kirklees Council.

Her mum said: “Jemiah is doing really well at the moment and is determined to take part in the Charity Challenge.

“We are going along to support her at the Beaumont Park section and she will be doing the bike ride.

“It is a specially-adapted bike that we bought for her a couple of years ago. She is strapped into it, but she needs a helping hand to move along.

“The Challenge is a great thing and we are looking forward to it”.

Hundreds are expected to take part in the various Challenge events, which get under way at 8.30am at Lepton and 10am in Beaumont Park.

Their efforts will raise thousands of pounds for local and national charities and organisations.

People can turn up tomorrow and take part in the Charity Challenge.

Walkers and cyclists can register on the day at the Lepton Highlanders sports complex in Wakefield Road, while disabled people and toddlers can enter the family events at Beaumont Park.