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On Thursday 19th June, staff from Manchester based family business HMG Paints will be setting their sights high as they take on the British Three Peaks Challenge.
This challenge, which takes course over 3 full days, will see staff raise funds for their three chosen charities of 2025.
This upcoming challenge follows a history of staff-led fundraising efforts, including successful fundraisers like the Manchester to Scarborough bike ride for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2016, and more recently, 2024’s Scotland North Coast 500 fundraiser for Francis House Children’s Hospice.
This challenging event will see 12 members of staff from HMG scale three of the UK’s highest mountains, totalling in at around 10,000 ft.
The climb will see staff at HMG visit Ben Nevis in Scotland, standing at 4,413 ft, England’s highest mountain Scafell Pike, reaching 3,560 ft, and Wales’ highest peak Snowdon, hitting 3,560 ft.
“The Three Peaks Challenge is something that has been on my bucket list for a while now, and I’m looking forward to it,” said Brian Dowling, HMG Paints’ health, safety & environment manager. “Any support for our fundraiser would be much appreciated.”
The team will raise funds for staff-selected charities, picked out internally for the upcoming year, including Cancer Research, funding-life saving research aimed towards cancer; Francis House Children’s Hospital, providing palliative care and support for seriously ill children; and Memories by Hudson, supporting parents who have lost newborns with comforting gifts.
Josh Hibbert, marketing assistant at HMG Paints, added, “It’s inspiring to see the dedication of our team taking on such a tough challenge for these amazing causes. We’re all in this together, and every donation, big or small, makes a real difference for the three charities we have chosen to support this year.”
A fundraiser has been setup by the team leading up to the climb, which is already halfway towards reaching the initial goal, a testament to the support the climb has received so far from HMG staff, suppliers and customers.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/three-peaks-challenge-hmg-paints?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL
