Sue Ryder Care – Everest Charity Trek

Sue Ryder Care on Gala TV

Laura Savory - Sue Ryder Care on Gala TV

Gala TV is also dedicating its Sunday evening shows throughout October to Sue Ryder Care, featuring a brand new game where 10p from every £1 spent will go to the charity and broadcasting a series of mini movies that highlight the difference the charity makes to people’s lives.

Laura Savory from Sue Ryder Care who was invited to appear on the show said

“I am really proud to be going on this amazing trek with such a positive and go getting group of people. Gala Coral Groups support of Sue Ryder Care has been nothing short of fantastic, the staff at the organisation are constantly pushing themselves out of their comfort zone in aid of the charity and always with a smile, and this Trek to Everest Base Camp typifies the spirit of all the support everyone across Gala Coral has given.

“I am really looking forward to the trek, and am delighted to be going with such a great group of people! Even better, we get to play bingo when we are there.”

Congratulations Rob

I’m sure everyone will join me in congratulating Rob Norman on reaching hit target of £4000!

A great result, well done!

If you can’t make your mind up who you should donate to, why not sponsor the whole team?

With only three weeks to go before the trek starts, why not sponsor the entire team by visiting the team’s page, http://www.justgiving.com/galacoral-everest-trek.

All money donated on this page will go to the overall total raised and will be sent directly to Sue Ryder Care.

Well Done Pete!

Yesterday Pete completed the Bristol half marathon in an amazing time of 2 hours 27 minutes.

“The day was awesome and even though it has been one of the hardest things both mentally and physically I’ve ever had to do I am still buzzing from the feeling of pride and achievement.”

“I cannot convey in words how good I feel after so much pain and being completely knackered so my advice is aim high and challenge yourselves, you wont regret it for a second.”

Pete’s is now well on the way to his target for Sue Ryder, so thank you to everyone who has supported and sponsored him so far.

For those who haven’t got round to it yet there is still 5 weeks to go until we all fly off to Nepal and trek to the Everest basecamp at 17000 feet.

If you would like to support Pete or any other member of the team, then please follow the links on the right hand side of this site.

Everest Bingo Game

It is hoped the extreme challenge, which will see our 24-strong team of employees, trek 75 miles and ascending 2,700 metres up the world’s highest mountain, will raise £100k for Gala Coral’s group-wide charity Sue Ryder Care.

The Everest trek is just one of a number of ongoing initiatives by Gala Coral Group, who aim to raise £1million by 2010 for the charity, which provides expert and compassionate care to people living with conditions including cancer, multiple sclerosis, stroke and Huntington’s Disease.

Starting on 27 August for eight weeks, 10 per cent of ticket sales from the new Everest link game, which takes place on a Thursday evening at 19:25hrs, will go towards the Everest fundraising total.

Paul Woodward, Chief Executive at Sue Ryder Care, said: “We’re delighted that a group of employees have volunteered to trek to Everest Base Camp to help raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Care. We hope as many people as possible support their fundraising effort through the dedicated game. By supporting Sue Ryder Care, people across the country help us make a real difference to the lives of thousands of people we care for each year.”

The adventurous trek, which can cause mountain altitude sickness, DVTs and dehydration, will commence at Lukla on 16th October and finish at Everest Base Camp on 24th October.

£4000 Targets Reached Already

Four members of the Everest Trek Team have achieved the fundraising target of £4000

• Mick Hill
• Alison Mullarkey
• Mark Worsfold
• Dave Croft

Lake District – Training

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Hello and welcome to our blog…

We will be using this website to update you all on our progress towards the Base Camp of the highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest.

We are a team of 25 intrepid trekkers looking to raise £120,000 in sponsorship for Sue Ryder Care – a fantastic charity, which provides expert and compassionate care and support to people living with serious illnesses and conditions, as well as their families and loved ones.

Please check back regularly for updates, pictures and tales on how we reach our fundraising target as well as our progress on the actual trek!

Thanks for visiting and please sponsor us with anything you can afford.

The Everest Base Camp team