Fundraising News

Father and Son team support CAN by climbing Mera Peak in Nepal raising £690 for CAN

 

 

To mark their 50th and 21st birthdays, father and son duo Nick and Joe Jones visted to Nepal in April aiming to reach the summits of both Mera and Island Peaks, and to raise money for CAN. Neither had been to Nepal before, and were very excited to experience its culture and the Himalayan mountains at first hand. And by supporting CAN, they also  gave something back to the local community.

They had a wonderful trip and were successful in climbing Mera Peak, a 6,400 metre peak in the Makalu area. They had wonderful views of Makalu, Everest and Kangchenjunga from it's summit - a highlight of the trip. To date they've raised £690 by their amazing efforts, so thanks to them and their generous sponsors.

 

Please support Nick and Joe by visiting their webpagehttp://www.justgiving.com/communityactionnepal 

London Marathon runner raises funds for CAN in April 2011

 

Penny Carless (pictured above right) completed the gruelling challenge of running the 26.2 mile Virgin London Marathon on Sunday 17th April to raise funds for CAN. Many congratulations to Penny. However, her run was not without event and pain. Penny will tell the story.

"I ran the first half in about an hour and 45 minutes, then at mile 13 I heard a distinctive pop, and discovered that putting my left leg on the ground resulted in unquestionable agony... after asking for it to be strapped and taking a paracetamol, against the wishes of the medic I carried on. During the next 13 miles I had it strapped a further two times over the top. This all resulted in me limping with the left leg strapped straight for 13 miles and crossing the finish line in 6 hours 30! Not quite the time I was hoping for but I was determined to finish it."

 Photos can be found at www.marathonfoto.com and if you enter the surname "carless" and select London Marathon all pictures that were taken that day of Penny will be displayed.

Please support Penny in her run by donating to CAN via her Just Giving web site. Click here to donate. Penny will also be fund raising locally to Hartbury College over the next few weeks.

Doug Scott is delighted that Penny was successful in completing the marathon commenting "It is a great thing she's done for CAN and the people we support in Nepal. She showed great mental strength in beating both the pain and the 20 mile barrier - very well done."

 

Penny is currently studying for a degree in Sports Coaching at Hartpury College. She is no stranger to hard physical training having spent time at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst where she plans to return after graduating.

Last year Penny ran the Dymock Half Marathon in support of Help for Heroes - where the above photo was taken (note the size of her rucksack!).  

FIRST ON EVEREST  2010 raises over £46,000 for our work in Nepal

 

FIRST on EVEREST, a series of unique and  very special fundraising events for the work of CAN and Promise Nepal in November 2010, raised over £46,000 to help fund CAN's  health, education and welfare projects. The £46,000 was raised via:

Ticket sales: £17,000 /   Auction prints: £25,000  /  Sales of Nepalese goods: £4000 and £800 in donations. (For a full financial breakdown click here)

 At the  RGS in London on Wed 17th November  legendary mountaineers  including Reinhold Messner, Peter Habeler, George Band, Doug Scott, Erhard Loretan and Tom Hornbein celebrated those who dared to be the first on the world's highest mountain .....from the first ascent, first traverse of Everest to the first ascent without bottled oxygen. Further  Everest themed CAN events also took place in  Oxford, Edinburgh and Glasgow featuring a selection of speakers.

Thank you to everyone who made the events such a success - from the generous sell-out audiences, the venue staff and volunteers, to the mountaineering stars who shared their stories. The funds raised will greatly support CAN's work building porter shelters in Nepal.

Over £100,000 raised by Doug Scott during his 2010 lecture tour 

 

 

EVEREST THE HARD WAY - 35 Years On Lecture raises over £4,200 for Gokyo Porter Rescue Shelter

On Sunday 5th September CAN hosted a special anniversary lecture celebrating the first British ascent of Everest and the first ascent of its South West Face. Doug Scott and Paul ' Tut' Braithwaite entertained a sell out audience at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick on the shores of Derwentwater with the story of this legendary expedition led by Sir Chris Bonington. The evening included a charity auction of mountain prints signed by well known climbers such as Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler and the sale of Nepalese gifts and clothing to raise further money for the Gokyo Lakes Porter Rescue Shelter.

The Gokyo Lakes shelter, high in the Khumbu, is a much needed shelter in a popular area for trekkers and climbers visiting the Everest area.

PEDAL POWER RAISES £1,500 for  CAN!

On Saturday 4 September 2010 CAN supporter Shane Harris attempted to ride the gruelling 100 mile off-road cycle challenge  - the Montane Kielder 100 - to raise funds for CAN. Shane tells us more about his ride.

"I rather rashly signed up to attempt the Montane Kielder 100 in September. Could I ride  100 miles off-road in one day? The most I'd done so far is about 65 - so one thing is for sure it's a challenge and it's going to hurt! In summary I didn't quite make it! You have to complete certain cut off distances within a set time to be 'allowed'  to continue on the challenge. I made the first and second cut offs at 55 and 65 miles with time to spare, but just missed the last 80 mile cut off by only 5 mins and was forced to retire. The section that really killed me was riding the energy sapping Newcastleton Red route. Despite binge eating energy gels and a bit of pushing I couldn't quite make it. Still I did 80 off-road miles in 10 hrs, 24mins and 55 seconds easily beating my previous best off road cycling distance. Out of 750 entrants only 347 finished which shows just how hard it is.
 
But more importantly my sponsors were really generous in their support. I'd hoped to raise about £500 but have actually raised over £1,500 (or £1,900 if gift aid can be claimed). So I'd like to thank all my sponsors who gave me the will to carry on in what was an exhausting but immensely satisfying  day."
 
If you'd like to support CAN and Shane his JustGiving donor page will remain open for the next 2 months.
 
Support Shane by  Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to CAN and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s a very efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. If you would like to support my Kielder 100 attempt please visit my JustGiving page - www.justgiving.com/Shane-Harris"
 
Back in 2006 I visited Eastern Nepal on a trek run by Community Action Treks and climbed the 6,225m peak - Teng Kongma (near Kangchenjunga) - with David Nightingale. Trekking and climbing in Nepal was one of my boyhood dreams and to realise it was magical. I was also inspired by the people of Nepal and when I returned to the UK I set up a monthly standing order to support the crucial work of Community Action Nepal.
 

 

 

MAMORES CHARITY WALK 

 

 

Twenty-four intrepid hill walkers set out on Saturday 16 June 2010 to climb a challenging ten Munro's in a single day in the Mamores as a bid to raise money for the charity 'CAN', Community Action Nepal.

Organised by local farmer Jamie Mellor from Knipoch, the walkers came from all over the country and as far afield as Hong Kong and New Zealand. The aim was for part of the group to walk ten Munro's in total, including the highest of the day, Binnein Mor, at 1,130 metres. The group, which also included keen local walkers from around Oban, set off at six in the morning from Mamore Lodge, and the final party reached the meeting point at Glen Nevis after an extraordinary thirteen and a half hour walk, covering well over thirty kilometres of steep and testing terrain. 
Jamie Mellor says, " The aim was to raise at least three thousand pounds for CAN, and I am delighted at the efforts of everyone who took part. The charity is very close to my heart, and through everyone's sterling walking and climbing on the day we will be able to pay the wages of two nurses , an assistant and a caretaker at one of the much-needed remote mountain health posts for a year, or pay for a surgery camp in one of the remoter areas of Nepal."
CAN would like to say many thanks to Jamie and Morag Mellor, Shane and Tooti Cadzow, Julia and George Hannah, Simon Winton, Janet Hunter, Bette and Nick Hunter, Henry Studholme, Robin and Beth Nicholson, Jamie Howard, Olli Cameron, Jane Readman, Diane Appleyard, Yvonne and Mathew Anderson, Rajid and our supporters from Hong Kong. We hope your blisters have now healed!

 

 

Community Action Nepal is enthusiastically supported by many individuals and organisations who help us meet our fund raising objectives. For more information click below.

 

 

 

During 2010 Doug travelled far and wide from Ireland to  Italy giving over 40 lectures in venues from remote village halls to grand lecture theatres. To see the full results of the fundraising lecture tour click here.