Pictured: (l-r) Adam Rock, Robert Sloan and Barry
Flint
Three Birmingham professionals have completed their fourth
challenge to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society, a charity
very close to their hearts.
Barry Flint, an Associate at GVA, Adam Rock, an Associate at
Bruton Knowles and Robert Sloan, an Associate at law firm Greenberg
Traurig Maher ascended 24 peaks across the Lake District - each one
over 2,400 feet - within a total of 24 hours' walking time. The
expedition was in honour of Barry Flint's uncle, who is in the
later stages of Alzheimer's and in memory of Adam Rock's late
grandfather, who passed as a result of the disease in 2011.
The £4,000 raised from this challenge will support the
Alzheimer's Society's 'Dementia Cafes' initiative throughout the
Midlands, which offer café style get-togethers for dementia
sufferers and their carers. GVA was a corporate sponsor for the
expedition.
Barry Flint, Associate in GVA's Property Management team
comments: "The team has each been affected in one way or another by
dementia, whether through dealing with family members currently
suffering from the progressive disease, or through the experiences
of relatives that have recently passed away.
"Close to half a million people suffer from Alzheimer's disease
in the UK and we all feel passionate about the importance of
raising awareness of the early symptoms and the help and support
that is available. The Alzheimer's Society is an excellent charity
and we are very grateful to all our friends, family and corporate
sponsors such as GVA who have donated so generously."
The trio's previous fund raising challenges for the Alzheimer's
Society have comprised a walk across Hadrian's Wall in 2006; in
2007 the team embarked on a canoeing expedition down the River Wye;
and in 2008 the trio cycled 200 miles 'coast to coast' crossing the
Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. A
total of £20,000 has been raised from the four
challenges.
Other corporate sponsors of the 24 peaks in 24 hours challenge
include commercial interior designer Eos Interiors, property
maintenance group First National Service and Primitivos Bar and
Eatery.