Lucy Dawe from Shoreham- based lettings agency Lawton & Dawe made it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world and the highest on the African continent at 5,896m earlier this month. In the process she raised over £3,000 for two charities, Spinal Research and Worthing Churches Homeless Projects (WCHP).
Describing her challenge as “the hardest yet best thing I’ve ever done”, Lucy’s trek took six days along the Machame route, camping and taking in the splendour of the surroundings and clear night skies. The terrain changed as the mountain was climbed through thick forest, moorland and scree to the glaciers and snow at highest point of the crater, Uhuru Peak. This is a challenging trek at altitude and has left Lucy with memories to treasure – from making new friends, watching wildlife at close quarters to visiting a local orphanage.
Lucy would like to thank everyone who attended her special jungle-themed fundraiser in July, those who donated raffle prizes, including Phase Photography, Walk in Wardrobe, Chauffeur Monkey, Preston Park Tavern, The Beauty Box, Malcolm Hardy, Euphoric and FOXY Lady Drivers Club.
She also wants to credit the companies which sponsored the different t-shirts she wore each day of her trek: ECAAT, Raring2go!, VW Kampers, Penyards, Trustco Media, DC Property Man, Property Fusion and of course Lawton & Dawe.
There’s still time to donate, just go to Lucy’s Just Giving pages or view www.lawtonanddawe.co.uk and also take part in the sweepstake to guess how many steps it took for Lucy to reach the summit (check out fb.com/lawtonanddawe, like the page and enter the competition).
Lucy is looking forward to a special visit to see Councillor Bob Smytherman, the Mayor of Worthing, who will be presenting her with a certificate of achievement.
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