The Challenge

On the 27th/28th of July 2013, Lisa Oddy, Gini Allison and Ruth McDermott are doing a huge challenge to help raise money for Scruples Whippet Rescue.

The Lakes Biggest Longest challenge is almost a complete crossing of the Lake District National Park from South to North. It involves canoeing, cycling, walking, scrambling and abseiling.

Along the route we will be canoing Windermere, England’s longest lake and summit the countries 2 highest peaks, Scafell and Scafell Pike. Including:

33km canoeing

21km cycling

17km mountaineering including roped scramble and abseil

71km total!

Approx. complete time is 24 hours

We are raising money for Scruples Whippet Rescue. A charity that we all support.

 

The Charity

Scruples Whippet Rescue is a charity set up to rescue, rehabilitate where necessary, and rehome whippets in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage.

They also provide a rehoming service for whippets whose owners who can no longer keep their much loved friends due to circumstances beyond their control. This service guarantees that those whippets are placed in safe, loving forever homes.

Rescue: to free or deliver from abuse, misuse or privation.

Rehabilitate: to restore to good health, both physical and mental, and to good condition.

Rehome: to place in a carefully vetted ‘forever’ home.

Scruples operates throughout England, Wales and Scotland via a network of approved foster carers and volunteers. Scruples does not operate an animal shelter as such, instead whippets in their care enjoy all the comforts of a family home whilst being rehabilitated and/or awaiting rehoming.

In addition to their primary rescue and rehoming work, Scruples also actively fundraises and has Scruples’ merchandise for sale. All monies raised from donations and sponsorship, and all profits from fundraising activities, go toward either the care of Scruples’ whippets (paying for veterinary fees, for example) or toward Scruples’ operating costs. Scruples trustees, foster carers and volunteers are unpaid, they give their time freely and may only claim reimbursement for payments made on Scruples’ behalf.

 

You'll see our team fundraising target on the right. Your donation can really help us smash this goal

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