The team, colleagues from construction firm DJ Goode and Associates, will cover a marathon distance on foot, bike and canoe, in scenic Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. In additional to the physical challenge, mental agility will be tested in various mystery challenges.

Says Team Leader George Goode, “At DG Goode we all like a good challenge and we enjoy cycling, and to some extent running (some more than others!). We also thought it would be a good opportunity for some team building and to try out some new activities such as the canoeing. But most of all we wanted to help raise some funds for CARE’s poverty-fighting work, which is a very worthy cause!”

CARE’S WORK

CARE International helps 82 million people a year, in 87 countries, find routes out of poverty.

Sheltering vulnerable people and families is a crucial aspect of CARE’s work, which includes some of the most important and pioneering emergency shelter and reconstruction projects in the world. For example, funds raised could help pay for the deployment and assessment carried out by CARE’s emergency shelter advisers following emergencies such as earthquakes and floods; or erecting temporary shelter for families whose homes and lives have been devastated by war; or training communities in safer and longer-lasting construction techniques.

CARE Challenge Manager Neil Munro says, “The CARE Construction Challenge is one of CARE’s most important events in terms of fundraising. Over our series of 13 outdoor events in the 2011 CARE Challenge Series, we hope to raise £800,000, and we’re extremely grateful to the DJ Goode team for taking part- we wish them the best of luck for the event.”

The team are looking for sponsorship for the challenge. CARE hopes to raise £75,000 through the CARE Construction Challenge and George's team hope to raise at least £3,000.  Anyone wishing to support them can visit www.justgiving.com/SponsorDGA.