In June this year,
the CARE 3 Peaks Challenge, supported by Computer Weekly, raised
£100,000 to support
aid and development
agency CARE International.
Following this success, CARE and Computer Weekly are delighted
to announce the launch of the 2009 CARE 3 Peaks Challenge, which we
hope will attract even more brave teams from across the industry to
top that fantastic sum.
Last year, a nimble team from
FMC Technologies completed the challenge in the fastest time -
a staggering 21 hours and 44 minutes. The top fund-raising prize
went to Charles Taylor Consulting, which raised the highest sum of
£11,000.
We are now inviting the IT industry to take on the challenge
once again. Challenge poverty. Challenge yourself.
The challenge
The 2009 CARE 3 Peaks Challenge will see teams taking on the
three highest peaks in Scotland (Ben Nevis, 1,334m), England
(Scafell Pike, 978m) and Wales (Snowdon, 1,085m) in the target time
of 24 hours. It is no mean feat.
At the end of the weekend there will be a well-deserved
celebratory dinner and awards, followed by a fantastic party for
those who still have the energy. The event combines team-building
among colleagues and networking across the industry with the
overall aim of raising money for an important cause.
According to Conchango's Linda Pakuls, whose team took part in
the 2008 CARE 3 Peaks Challenge, supported by Computer Weekly, "It
was a fantastic teambuilding experience for a really great
cause."
The cause
CARE works in around 70 countries helping 55 million of the
world's poorest people find a route out of poverty. The charity's
long-term programmes tackle the deep-seated causes of poverty and
it is always among the first to respond with emergency relief when
disaster strikes. In emergency situations, CARE remains with
communities to help them rebuild their lives long after the cameras
have gone.
CARE is working to put an end to the causes of hunger and
poverty that keep millions of people permanently living on the edge
of emergency. CARE is one of the three largest overseas development
agencies in the world, and Challenge participants can be sure their
money is going where it is most needed as 91p in every pound goes
directly to fund their work overseas.
The event
The CARE Challenge Team has been running mountain-based
challenges for 14 years, the experience and professional approach
of the members ensuring a smooth, safe and enjoyable event. The
team is dedicated to offering experienced training advice and
fund-raising support to participants, from the day they register
until after completion of the challenge.
According to 2008 participant Kate Boothby from IOP Publishing,
"It was a totally awesome weekend and definitely an experience of a
lifetime - physically and mentally challenging in some of the most
beautiful parts of Britain, with the support of a slick,
professional and friendly team from CARE."
CARE Challenge manager Michele Evans says, "Last year's
challenge for the IT industry was a fantastic success. Seventeen
intrepid teams from the IT industry took part and did themselves
proud. The funds raised by these teams are enormously valuable to
CARE. We hope that next year's event will be bigger and better, so
we are urging everybody to get their training boots on and sign
up."
Brian McKenna, editor of Computer Weekly, says, "We are very
pleased to be associated, once again, with the CARE 3 Peaks
Challenge. It is a great team-building opportunity, and gives the
British IT community a chance to make a charitable difference on an
international level."
How to enter
The CARE 3 Peaks Challenge, scheduled for the weekend of 13-14
June 2009, is open exclusively to corporate teams of professionals
from the IT sector.
The teams of between four and six walkers will be given the task
of climbing the UK's three highest mountains within 24 hours.
If you and your colleagues have what it takes, visit the
CARE Challenge
website to register your team.
Alternatively, call the CARE Challenge team on 020 7934
9470.