Trek For Kids

Carly Davies

Fundraising for GSK - Save the Children partnership
£4,590
raised of £4,500 target
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Event: Trek for Kids Vietnam 2021, from 1 March 2021 to 10 March 2021
Trek for Kids is an employee fundraising initiative from the GSK and Save the Children partnership, open to GSK employees worldwide. This year 40 GSK Trekkers, during the period March - June, will trek up to 7 days.

Story

As Gandhi so eloquently stated, "it is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold or silver". Whilst it is often hard in our consumer-driven day-to-day lives to remember this wisdom, it only takes a nasty cold or sports injury to remind us of how fundamental good health is to our well-being.

Those that know me will already know how passionate I am about tackling the world's most pressing problems and contributing to a more equitable, just and sustainable society. Health equity is a key part of this and, ever since my first eye-opening visit to Zambia in 2012, I have been simultaneously saddened by the dramatic fragility of health systems in lower-income countries, and yet at the same time inspired by the resilience, drive, optimism and togetherness such communities often exude. Communities that deserve better.

I therefore feel incredibly privileged and lucky to be taking part in a challenge that will help to raise money to support Save the Children's work supporting mothers and their new-born babies, strengthening health systems and reducing child mortality, in so doing enabling a brighter future for those that so deserve it.

The challenge? Originally I intended to trek over 100km in the highlands of Northern Vietnam. Due to COVID's impact on travel I will now be combining the English 3000s and Welsh 3000s - hiking 100km whilst climbing all peaks over 3000ft in England and Wales over the course of a week. Who needs knees anyway, hey?!

My personal commitment is to raise £4,500 and every penny raised will be matched by GSK and go directly to Save The Children (all my travel expenses are covered separately so 100% of your donations go directly to Save The Children).

My challenge starts now through training and fundraising. Thank you SO much for your support - any amount you are able to donate is sincerely appreciated.

Carly :)

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About the campaign

Trek for Kids is an employee fundraising initiative from the GSK and Save the Children partnership, open to GSK employees worldwide. This year 40 GSK Trekkers, during the period March - June, will trek up to 7 days.

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Donation summary

Total raised
£4,589.22
Online donations
£4,589.22
Offline donations
£0.00

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