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My story

 

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On the 7th & 8th September, 7 SimplyBiz employees completed the extreme physical challenge of 24 Peaks in 24 hours. This national charity event was organised by the ‘Mitchemp Trust’ (www.mitchemptrust.org), a charity that works to give underpriviledged children the better quality of life they deserve. Each team taking part had to raise a minimum of £5000 in order to complete the challenge, the SimplyBiz team managed to raise a total £6000, this went towards the grand total that the event raised of £110,000.

 The challenge was an extreme endurance event, this was made even more extreme due to the bad weather. The team set off at 3am on the Saturday morning in the dark, driving rain and gale force winds and as we climbed the wind worsened and the rain turned to hail. One walker described walking in these conditions as ‘being dragged behind a gritting lorry on full blast at 40mph!’ In fact after seven hours of walking the organisers pulled all the teams off the mountains as it had become dangerous.

 

After the torment of the day, Saturday night was the most testing part of the challenge as all of the team were emotionally drained from clinging onto rocks for dear life as gusts of winds up to 80mph threatened to blow them off the peaks. But through the strength of the team together they managed to pull ourselves around and 6 walkers were at the start ready to walk at 4am on the Sunday morning.

 

13.05 hours later the team ran / staggered the last 100metres to the finish line amidst cheers and champagne having completed the second day successfully.

 

The weather conditions were unfortunate in that none of the teams were able to complete the 24 peaks, but because of the weather the challenge changed, especially on the Saturday as all the walkers were hanging on for dear life! The team walked a total of 17 peaks and came back with a massive sense of achievement not just the personal achievement but also having raised so much for charity.

The Charity they have pledged their sponsorship to is The Mitchemp Trust, a non government funded charity that is dedicated to supporting the lives of underpriviledged children in this country. The charity helps children from all different sorts of backgrounds, many of them referred from Social Services; but the one thing they have in common is their low self esteem. Statistics and past experience say that children from as young as 11 years old are more susceptible to choosing the wrong paths in life.

The Mitchemp Trust runs camps in the great outdoors for these children in order for them to develop skills such as leadership, teamwork and pushing themselves physically which in turn increases their confidence and gives them a new approach to life and their futures. Not to mention all the new friends they make and the fun and games every child should enjoy.

In essence the Mitchemp Trust gives the children who need it most the ability to live their lives to its full potential and gives them confidence to smile and be happy - something to which every individual has a right.


Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us: The Mitchemp Trust will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor us now!

Many thanks for your support.

From all at SimplyBiz

Well done - You're maddddddddd Donation by WR Financial Management 29/10/08  

£100.00

Congratulations to you and the team Donation by Mark Learmont 22/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Caroline. Donation by Richard Butterfield 20/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Al and Andrew 19/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Mark W and P Cordle sponsor money Donation by Caroline H 19/10/08  

£30.00

Dress down day contributions Donation by Becca Butcher 29/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Personal Sponsor donations Donation by Elizabeth Pocock 29/09/08  

£130.00 + £36.67 Gift Aid

Well done to you all! What is the next challenge ;-) ?? Donation by Iain Fairlie & all at The Hartford 26/09/08  

£75.00

Dress Down Day Contributions Donation by Kelita Crocker 26/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well Done Lisa- a treasured and proud memory I am sure!! xx Donation by Helen and Keith Sutcliffe 22/09/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

fantastic well done. The conditions couldnt have been worse and what an achievement being the only team to complete. We are enormously proud of you Donation by ian 22/09/08  

£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid

dress down day contributions Donation by Lisa Worthington 19/09/08  

£25.00

dress down contributions Donation by Elizabeth Pocock 19/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

dress down day donations Donation by Jessica 17/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope it all went well Donation by Janice Laing 08/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the very best for this w/e. I will be thinking of you all! Donation by Janine Menasakanian 05/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

All the very best Donation by Ian Byrne 05/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

You brave brave people !! Hope the sun shines !! Donation by Mark Sangster 04/09/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

You are all amazing! Good luck x Donation by Asta Canavan 04/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the very best. Donation by James Gibson 04/09/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You can do it!! Donation by David Kershaw 03/09/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck Everyone! Jules and the team at IFA uk x Donation by Julia White 02/09/08  

£25.00

Best of luck to you all, its certainly a challenge but one which I am sure you will all get stuck into in true Simply Biz style Donation by Sean Bagguley 02/09/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Bloody good luck to you all!!! Donation by All at Phoenix Independent Advisers Ltd 02/09/08  

£100.00

Don't forget to Carbo Load - lots of Wine & Beer !! Donation by All at Ascot Lloyd 01/09/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I have faith in you Guy and Gals!! Donation by Clare Taylor 29/08/08  

£11.00 + £3.10 Gift Aid

I agree with Sheila, rather you than me Donation by Bill Gibbs 27/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

you must be mad! Donation by Lorraine 26/08/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go for it!!! Donation by Lew Howes 26/08/08  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Rather you than me! Donation by Sheila Carr 26/08/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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* Total raised online: £4,413.82
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