On
6 October 2009 a team of 16 from Wickes, including some colleagues from suppliers, will set off to climb Africa’s highest mountain – Kilimanjaro.
The
team:
Jeremy
Bird, Ian
Kennedy, Sally
Dunn, Alyssa
Rhymes, Nick
Hopkinson (Mark II), Catherine
Lake, Rob
Murray, Julia
Henry (MWO), Sheena
Ghumra, Tim
Matthews, Caroline
Beatty (The Clinton Partnership), Simon
Holder, Laura
Newton, Robin
Proctor, Natalie
Henty (The Clinton Partnership), Jim
Barnard.
This
amazing challenge is going to be tough as we’re taking the longest, most
gruelling route, which involves 8 days on the mountain with a high risk of
altitude sickness – not to mention no showers and sharing tents!!
We’re
all now training in earnest, but many of our group have never climbed a hill,
let alone a mountain - so this could be called an act of insanity! However, we’re a determined bunch of
committed (highly competitive) individuals who want to take on an extraordinary
challenge and raise money for a really worthwhile cause.
Wickes
has supported Leukaemia Research since October 2006. Colleagues, customers and suppliers have raised over £750,000 to
date with their fantastic dedication to fundraising and now it’s our turn!
This
is a charity where your donations really do save lives, so please sponsor us
now!
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