Exchange those suits for boots

Leading overseas development agency CARE International is looking for intrepid City professionals to take on an epic challenge: 24 mountains in 24 hours.

Billed as the ultimate UK mountain challenge, this is an opportunity for participants to challenge themselves, and challenge poverty. All funds raised by the event will support CARE’s valuable work helping over 65 million people in 70 countries to find a route out of poverty.

Exchange suits for boots and briefcase for backpack

This is a far cry from the office- the CARE 24 Peaks Challenge is set amid some of the most breathtaking scenery in the UK. The route will take teams of 4-6 walkers up 24 mountain peaks around the Lake District, taking in infamous mountains such as Scafell Pike, Hellvellyn and Great Dodd along the way. Afterwards, teams will have the chance to celebrate at a well-earned dinner, awards and party.

Case Study
Matthew Lindsey-Clark, Managing Director of Lexicon Partners, took part in the event last year. He found solid team-building and networking was a valuable aspect of his company’s participation.
“Our involvement with the Challenge Series started in an effort to find an outdoor event for a worthy cause which we could use as an opportunity for internal team building.  Once we got to know CARE, Lexicon were very happy to continue to support the charity…. The 24 Peaks Challenge was a successful and heart-warming event that most if not all of the participants look back on with some pride and pleasure. 
“The event had an excellent impact on staff morale at Lexicon.  There was a real sense of satisfaction in the individual and team performance and, I think, a bit of corporate pride.  It was important for us to have a high level of involvement across the team - over a third of the firm was involved in some capacity or other.  We all travelled up and down together in a coach which made it feel like an old-fashioned factory outing in a charabanc!
“The networking and corporate hospitality elements of the event knitted the whole thing together.  They provided a nice build up to the event and the party afterwards ensured that most people stuck around, enjoyed the glory and/or satisfaction… Being able to meet the other teams in a relaxed situation - and look your competition in the eye - added to the whole social dimension and the sense of event.
“The fact that the challenge was for a good cause was very much a factor in Lexicon’s involvement in the event. CARE is a fabulous cause with a committed team of staff.  CARE's approach resonates with us and we felt that it worked well with those of our clients who got involved in the event and took the time to understand what CARE's about.”
CARE Challenge Manager Michele Evans urges teams to get involved. “This is a fantastic opportunity for corporate teams to put themselves and their colleagues to the test in a very enjoyable way. It’s great for teambuilding across companies and networking across The City, in a truly inspirational setting. This is a rare chance to harness the masses of goodwill The City has to offer, and translate it into something meaningful and worthwhile. By challenging themselves, our participants will be helping families and communities for whom every single day is an uphill struggle.”


If you and your colleagues have what it takes, visit the CARE Challenge website, where you can register your team –
www.carechallenge.org.uk/24peaks or call the CARE Challenge Team on
020 7934 9470.

 

 
 

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CARE challenge are an in-house charity fundraising team. We offer many exciting charity events that you can join. All our charity challenges offer amazing adventures outdoors and lots of our activities take place over adventure weekends. If charity runs are your thing, then we have lots to offer - 10K runs, half marathons and many other running events. Or, how about cycling events for charity? We certainly have lots to offer in the charity cycling department. There are charity rides where you can cycle London to Brighton or you can even do a charity bike ride from London to Paris, if London to Brighton isn't far enough! We also have some charity walks and hikes. Later this year we have a sponsored walk that is 25 miles long in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of CARE International's UK office. If activities outdoors and adventure weekends get your adrenalin pumping, then why not sign up for one of our mountain challenges? We have numerous charity challenges on mountains over the year from three peaks challenges to 24 peaks challenges - if you think you're up to it! For many of our charity fundraising events you can register as a teamleader or part of a team. We believe our charity challenges offer great teambuilding activities and are really great for team events. So if you're interested in corporate team building through a great charity challenge then the CARE Challenge Series is for you. Click here to see all our charity challenges.