Gordon Shumack

Some of you may know that I was fortunate enough to receive major heart surgery in June of this year. I am still rehabilitating.

Mount Snowdon is Wales' highest mountain and dominates the skyline of North West Wales. There is something calling on me to conquer this 1,085 metre (3,560 feet) peak.

Depending on the route it takes between 5 & 7 hours to attain the summit. Descending is far quicker especially if you take the train, it’s just an hour.

I am going to climb Snowdon in aid of the 2021 Festival.

However due to the inability to travel in order to undertake training for this climb and complicated by the last lockdown, I shall have to climb Snowdon virtually, by climbing the stairs at my home.

Mount Snowdon equals 475 flights of the stairs at my home but for good measure and to ensure my steps will be sufficient I will aim to achieve 500.

I appreciate the situation which currently prevails is causing difficulties for all of us in one way or another, that said the difficulties of our care homes have been immense.

We are all blessed that the wonderful caring staff at our RMBI care homes, who have risen to the occasion to ensure that the residents are so very well looked after.

However, the staff who are committed to caring, cannot do much about the financial situation facing the RMBI but between us all we can make a difference and I would ask you to kindly consider supporting  my endeavour to climb Snowdon, for the benefit of Freemasons and their dependents.

As always anything you give will be thankfully received and faithfully applied for the purpose intended. 

With kindest regards Gordon

Stay safe and well