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The event was organise by Dennis Tailor, a
member of the church with a lot of invaluable experience in organising
sports fundraisers. Youth leaders and parents also gave up their
time to help us, and drive us to the location. It was an early start,
with the minibuses leaving home at 5.30am! A quick pitstop at McDonald’s
to buy breakfast gave us fuel for the day ahead!
"Once there, the climb
took about 6 hours, including a stop at the summit for lunch. There
wasn’t much of a view though since the top of the mountain was in
cloud! We still had a great day together, and perfect weather most of
the way up and down. We even managed to stop off at the coast on the
way home for fish and chip!
The cause we were
raising for had become even more significant to us earlier in the year,
while we were still planning the trip. Friends in the church lost their
4-day old baby boy, Samuel, to an inoperable heart condition; so it was
really important to us all to show our support for them and for the work
that CRY do.
We’re really grateful
for all the support and leadership we had, and of course the number of
people that sponsored us. And we can’t wait to start planning something
for next summer!"
Dennis Tailor
The HAVOC youth group raised a wonderful
£910.82 from their climb.
Photos below are of
Jacob, Henry, Vicki,
Jaimie, Omar, China, George, Naomi, Esther, Georgina, Dan, Charles
and Alice, all members of the HAVOC youth group and Dennis Tailor who
led them (below right) |
