The latest! Fundraising milestones and changes of plans

Ho ho ho!

We hope you have all had some benefit from the festive season. For everyone, 2020 has been a year of change. For some it has been dramatic and upsetting and for others it has brought disappointments and perhaps opportunities. We have a couple of updates to share as we take some time out from work to recharge our batteries and spend some time at home. Some more time at home that is.

First piece of news is really positive. Our Virgin Money Giving total currently stands at a huge £1,420! That's 30% of our overall target and we are so very grateful for every pledge of help. We have a couple of hundred pounds pledged as well that we are just figuring how to get on to the page so we are well on our way. We've had a big jump in sponsorship thanks largely to our corporate partners. Edward has reached out to them to let them know about our challenge and we have had a hugely positive response. A big thank you to:

Mike Roche at Savilles
Forbes Solicitors
PJ Services, Bolton
Venson Automotive Solutions Ltd
PLP Construction
CEF (City Electrical Factors)

We have had some amazing prizes donated which we will be giving away in our prize draw in the new year. We had hoped to launch that this year but there has been a big Christmas appeal organised by our Apprentices at Bolton at Home so we didn't want to detract from their efforts. It'll be something to look forward to over the next few months. Watch this space!

We appreciate every single donation we get and it is especially welcomed by Reuben's Retreat in the current climate.

Talking of the current climate, the second piece of news was less positive. Unfortunately due to the Covid-19 situation worsening in Nepal and India as well as here, there's been no option but to postpone our trip. We are gutted to not be going in March but it is not entirely surprising and it takes away some of the uncertainty. There are some positives though in that we will be going in 2022 (looks like April at the moment) when it should be much less stressful when preparing. It gives us more time to hit our fundraising target as well and some better certainty for our trip. As things stand today, we would not even be allowed to enter Nepal coming from the UK so it really makes sense to plan for a more certain time. Rest assured though that we will continue to fundraise and train. Vicki has had to take some time out from running but the delayed trip means she will be free to run the rescheduled marathon she entered in March. We will see after the event if that is a positive or not!

Wishing you a better 2021!

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EveRRest 2021 - To Base Camp, not beyond!

In March 2021, we (Edward and Vicki) will be representing Bolton at Home on the EveRRest 2021 trek to Base Camp with Reuben's Retreat. Before we get there we need to raise a lot of money for this incredible charity and prepare ourselves for sleeping in sub-zero temperatures, walking 6-8 hours a day and get used to not showering. This blog will chart our preparations, our fundraising and the journey itself. The fundraising page is here: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BHEveRRestBaseCampTrek . We are supporting Reuben's Retreat, a charity born out of the loss of a beautiful boy, Reuben Michael Graham in 2012 who passed away at just 23 months old. They support families who have lost a child and those who face an uncertain future due to their child living with a life threatening or life limiting condition. They are currently renovating their forever home in stages to create a holiday home from home for families to visit together and make precious memories with their children. Ev

Phadking to Namche Bazaar

Edward and the group have completed the next part of the trek up to Namche Bazaar. They crossed 7 hair-raising suspension bridges (really not looking forward to those next year) and made it to Namche on Sunday. To help cope with the altitude they are staying Monday night in Namche as well and have been on a hike today to help acclimatise and to get their first glimpse of mighty Mount Everest. Spirits seem high but it sounds challenging trekking at that altitude. Edward said for the first few minutes each trek is hard to breath and get your heart rate down. The views look spectacular but it's definitely hard work up there by the sounds of things. Here's some photos of day 2 and 3 of the trek. There's full 4g signal in Namche but we don't know how it will be further along. Thanks everyone for the support and it's so great seeing the donations coming in. You can donate here if you are able. At the Everest viewpoint Looking forward to the food!

It's March - which means we go THIS MONTH!

Some updates on what we have been doing and what's to come: Fundraising First of all, a huge, huge thank you to everyone who has donated so far. Our fundraising total so far across all our BH trekkers past and present is £8748 which is not far away at all from our target. Across the whole team of trekkers we have raised nearly £90,000! Nic, Reuben's Mummy had some lovely words to share about what this means to them. You can read them here . https://www.justgiving.com/team/EveRRest22 Preparation Update from Vicki: With 4 weeks to go I have packed my bags. We have a very strict weight limit of 15kg for the trek and I wanted to see how much space I would have to take some familiar snacks with me so I had a day off on Monday and packed it all. I think the answer is I will have my coat packets filled with snacks and will look like Joey from friends when he wears all Chandler's clothes when I board the plane to Lukla. I've bought things I never thought I would - some water-fr

EveRRest 2022 - The quest for Base Camp!

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