Shrewsbury fundraisers hand £4,000 to Hope House Hospice
A team of workers from Shrewsbury have raised more than £4,000 for Hope House Hospice by conquering the three highest mountains in the UK within 24 hours.
Eight members of staff at Technology Supplies in Shrewsbury took on the Three Peaks challenge last month.
They managed to reach the top of Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike in England and Snowdon in Wales in less than 24 hours on July 6 and 7.
The team completed the gruelling challenge in a time of 23 hours and 25 minutes.
Damian Whitehurst, CAD/CAM technical sales consultant from Technology Supplies, said: "We are so pleased we all managed to do the challenge in less than 24 hours.
"The challenge was mentally tough, physically draining but worth it for the experience and the monies we have raised."
Gordon Campbell, managing director of Technology Supplies, added: "Congratulations to the eight-member team who completed the gruelling challenge within the allowed timeframe. It was an awesome achievement in aid of a very worthy charity."
A total of £4,085.34 was raised for Hope House through the challenge, a cake sale, raffles and other donations. The company also put £500 forward to cover the costs of doing the challenge.
Lynsey Kilvert, area fundraiser for Hope House, said: "The team have done fantastically well and have raised an amazing amount of money. A big thank you to everyone involved from everyone at Hope House."
