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23 July 2002
NEWS RELEASE
MOUNTAIN TREK AIMS TO RAISE THOUSANDS
Lincolnshire office worker Kelly Brotherhood will face the challenge of a lifetime later this year when she scales the highest active volcano in Ecuador.
Kelly, an administrator at Business Link Lincolnshire & Rutland, is participating in 'Trek Ecuador 2002' to raise money for the charity Barnardo's. She said, "I wanted to do something worthwhile - that would really make a difference to others. This sounded such an amazing experience I decided I would give it a go."
Barnardo's helps 90,000 young people and families a year, all over Britain, with problems such as homelessness, poverty and abuse. The trek takes place over 13 days, walking for six to eight hours a day through rainforests, grasslands and wilderness before climbing the 19,374ft mountain Cotopaxi - which is higher than Kilimanjaro.
Kelly has already collected more than £1,350 through sponsorship from companies such as Evolution Health and Fitness, Mortons of Horncastle and Business Link and is hoping to raise a further £2,000 by organising car boot sales, a pub quiz and other events in conjunction with Fitness First Health Club.
"The training is hard work," she admits, "but thanks to my personal trainer Adie Davis, I can already see a difference in my overall fitness and lifestyle. This is a great personal challenge - both raising the money and completing the trek, but I cannot wait to get started."
For further information on 'Trek Ecuador 2002' or to offer sponsorship, contact Kelly Brotherhood on 01522 574074.
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For further press information
CONTACT Kate Downs on 0116 254 4472
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