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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » The Christmas break certainly managed to sidetrack me from my well planned fitness regime. I flew out to visit my brother and his wife in the Middle East who I hadn't seen in over a year.
The first few days started out ok with 60 lengths in the pool followed by some sea kayaking, however as with most people during the festive period, I was easily tempted into over indulging on food and drink!
Now with only 4 weeks to go the nerves have kicked in, which is no bad thing as it means I haven't been sleeping very well and therefore up early enough to go to the gym before work! Life and sleep managed to take over during the Christmas holidays.
Neil and I have visited our local outdoor clothing store a few times this week to make ourselves feel even more prepared! Tiso is just a stone's throw from our office so we've ambled up to Grainger Street most lunch times. After probably freaking the manager out a bit with the frequency of our visits, we got chatting to him about the sort of gear we need for Kilimanjaro.
I told him about Shared Interest Foundation and our aim of raising ã10,000 (we have ã6,620 to date) to train 10 businesses in Swaziland, to enable them to trade their way out of poverty and earn a fair living.
A big thanks to Tiso's manager for his response. We are now proud owners of two full hiking kits and a wealth of knowledge on how to tackle the climb.
Surely having the right tools for the job will help soften the dent that Christmas made on our training schedule?!
We are proud to fly the flag for any other north east companies who are able to offer their support!
If you are interested in either corporate or personal sponsorship please contact me at andrea.wilkinson@shared-interest.com or telephone 0191 233 9129 or visit my just giving site http://www.justgiving.com/andreawilkinson-kilimanjaro
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