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A group of local hikers have raised an amazing total of £52,523 for the Southern Area Hospice. The Happiness Place hiking group raised the money while fundraising for their trek on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in September.
Fundraising Officer, Laura Rowntree from Southern Area Hospice received the Cheque from members of the group last weekend. The group really wanted to raise over £50,000 and were very happy to do so.
Speaking before their trek Emma Mullen, founder of The Happiness Place hiking group said; “"Over the years, our families have lost loved ones to terminal illness and like so many families in our region when faced with this hardship, we turned to the Southern Area Hospice for support. The work and support of this charity was beyond measure.
Kilimanjaro is 5983m high so it was certainly quite an achievement. Fundraising Officer, Laura Rowntree said, “we are so thankful to this wonderful group of people for undertaking this incredible challenge and raising such a fantastic sum of money for their local Hospice. They have all worked very hard to prepare for this trek and to raise as much money as possible for our cause, and so on behalf of everyone here at Hospice we thank them sincerely and wish them safe and happy travels.”
