3 Peaks Challenge:

Climbing the 3 highest peaks in Scotland, England, and Wales- Ben Nevis (1344m), Scafell Pike (978m) and Snowden (1085m) within 24 hours in that order.

Date:

6th / 7th July 2012

Team Members:

Nigel Greenaway – Berry Smith; Matt Sutton – Berry Smith; Rhian Osborne – Berry Smith; Becky Snaddon – Berry Smith; Lauren Hall – Berry Smith; Angharad Lawrence – Berry Smith; Fabio Grech – Berry Smith; Paul Evans – Berry Smith; Adrian Hadley – St Davids; James Emery – COS Group; Huw Davies – Veraco; Ravi Nalliah – Biotec Services International; Dale Williams – Yolk Recruitment; Adam Davies – Seer Green; Ian Bavey – Seer Green; Rachel Atkinson – Seer Green; Dan Langford – Acorn Recruitment; Mike Freebury – Bibby Finance; Joe Flynn – Wayne, A GE Energy Business; Steve Bickerton – Advantage Accountants; Mike Jordan – Bluegg;

The Good Causes (Charities we have chosen to support):

We are targetting £5,000 for charities, and although the event has been organised with St David's Hospice Care, who will receive 50% of the final total, a number of other, personally supported charities will be sharing the remaining 50%.

* St. David's Hospice Care will receive the Gift-Aid from each donation (if applicable).

The other Charities are as follows:

Background Information on St David's Hospice Care:

St David's Hospice Care provides free community-based hospice care to people with cancer or any other life threatening illness living within Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen and in South and Mid Powys. Last year they cared for 940 patients and their families in Caerphilly/ 705 in Monmouthshire/ 777 in Newport/ 591 in Torfaen.

In addition to the four teams of Clinical Nurse Specialists, St. David's has a 'Hospice at Home' team of nurses and healthcare assistants who provide hands-on care and support. St David's also has a Rapid Response service to ensure that their patients can receive care very quickly should their condition deteriorate.

Further support is provided by their Family Support Team, comprising of social workers, welfare rights advisers, children's support worker, counsellors, bereavement support and complementary therapists. We have three Day Hospices, one near Pontypool, one in Ystrad Mynach and one in Brecon, as well as two Resource Centres, one in Caldicot and one in Monmouth. The fourth Day Hospice, which will be based in Newport, will be opening later this year.

St. David's Hospice Care provides patients with real choice about where they receive their care and where they spend their final days. Unfortunately, this does have financial implications for the Charity. It costs St. David's approximately £5.5 million each year to provide their services, and they receive less than 18% of their funding from the statutory sector. They have 30 charity shops, a weekly lottery and organise fundraising events which all contribute much needed funds.

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