Shauna and Grace's Yorkshire Three Peaks story
Fundraising Stories
“We loved it! The hills were a challenge, but we absolutely loved it!” Shauna says as she recounts her experience of taking on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge with her friend Grace, for Rotherham Hospice.
Shauna first came into contact with the Hospice back in 2013 when her mother-in-law was diagnosed with stomach cancer and spent time being cared for by our team.
“How the nurses handled the situation was amazing” Shauna says “We wanted to give something back”.
Grace’s Nannan was cared for by the Hospice team who provided care and support so that she could stay at home following a diagnosis of cancer. Through Grace’s work at Rotherham Hospital, she covers Rotherham Hospice as part of her role, and tells us she sees first hand just how important the Hospice is to people in the area:
“My patients always speak so highly of the care they receive and it’s such a nice environment to work in when I visit the inpatient unit and the day hospice.”
Shauna & Grace decided to take on the 3 Peaks after discovering a love of walking, and spent hours training for the day itself.
The challenge is to complete all 3 peaks within 12 hours, and Shauna completed it in 10 hours and 30 minutes. Shauna and Grace set themselves a £500 donation target:
“We didn’t think we’d reach our £500 target.” Shauna says, as she tells me that social media helped to push their fundraising to the next level. “Donations kept coming through on the day”.
Despite the challenging terrain, and all the different varieties of weather they experienced throughout the day, Shauna and Grace raised a fantastic £1,300 and Shauna expresses how much she would recommend to anyone the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge.
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