We surprised our Charity Chief Executive Spencer Pitfield this afternoon (Friday 11 October) with a special assembly this afternoon to congratulate him on his #Kili4Paces challenge.
We’re incredibly proud of everything he went through trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to support the A New Home For Paces campaign.
So far, he’s raised over £6,400!
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We’re delighted to say that our Chief Executive Spencer Pitfield has made it to the top of Kilimanjaro in his fundraising efforts for our A New Home for Paces campaign.
Congratulations to Spencer and Lucy who were taking part for Paces, and all the others in their team in Tanzania.
Our Chief Executive is about to take on Mount Kilimanjaro.
Dr Spencer Pitfield will travel to Tanzania on Friday (27 September) for an 7-day challenge which will involve trekking 41 miles to reach the summit of the world’s highest free-standing mountain.
He will be accompanied on the challenge by supporters from Taylor Emmet solicitors in a bid to raise as much money as possible for the campaign to raise a million pounds to build a new home for Paces.
The Paces team will leave the UK on Friday and then spend seven days travelling from camp to camp for the arduous challenge. They are due to reach Uhuru Peak, the highest summit standing at 5,895 metres above sea level, on Friday 4 October.
Spencer said:
“This will be an extremely hard and demanding challenge, but I am looking forward to the opportunity to tackle Kilimanjaro to raise as much money as possible for Paces.
“The children, adults and families who are supported by our charity and school undergo their own personal challenges every day, which is why we want to ensure they have a new home that meets their needs. The fundraising for this trip will go towards that aim, and I hope makes a big difference.
“Thank you to everyone who has already donated and I hope anyone reading about the trip – and getting exhausted just hearing what’s involved, let alone doing it – will consider supporting us.”
You can donate to the Kilimanjaro Challenge at www.kili4paces.co.uk and Spencer will be providing updates during the trek – subject to phone signal – using the hashtag #Kili4Paces.
Thank you to Sheffield United for hosting many of our families on Saturday at their Family Hub.
Our children and young people had an amazing time with games, refreshments and meeting special guests Harry Gration & Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett
Thank you to everyone at the Blades #ForgedInSteel
We had a brilliant day at Twycross Zoo on Thursday 11 July as all our children from Paces School and our adults travelled for a great day out together before the Summer break.
