Trek-4-Dylan

There is a mountain to climb, and the first step was made when Crown Direct pledged £3,000 to the Trek-4-Dylan campaign.

Dylan's father, Quentin Stott and Kevin Temple of Deith Leisure (a division of Crown Direct) plan to raise £25,000 with Trek-4-Dylan, a fundraising attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in August this year.

Quentin and Kevin plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro via the seldom-used Umbwe route and via Western Breach, arguably the most challenging trekking route up the volcano. At 5,895m/19,340ft, Kilimanjaro is the world’s highest free-standing mountain and Africa’s highest point. The trip itself is 13 days long and includes a three-day acclimatization preparation by the ascent of nearby Mount Meru (4,556m/14,947ft).

Off to a flying start:

Crown Direct's office in Preston where Quent and Surj were presented with a cheque for £3000 to launch the fundraising for Trek-4-Dylan.

Pictured left to right are:
Dean Harding - Sales Director Crown Direct
Kevin Temple - Sales Director of Deith Leisure and who is doing the Trek
Surj
Steve Dayman - CEO Meningitis UK
Neil Moir - Managing Director of Crown Direct
Quent

"Clearly everyone who knows Quentin and Surjit was absolutely devastated to hear of Dylan’s tragic death. It brought to our attention how dangerous this disease is. When we heard of Kevin and Quentin’s courageous trek we simply felt compelled to help the effort get off to a good start", said Dean Harding, sales director.

Meningitis UK is inviting scientists from established research units nationwide to apply for financial support. Scientific merit permitting, Meningitis UK will be awarding more money than ever before and plan to commit a minimum of £450,000 this financial year into finding a vaccine to protect against all forms of meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia. The aim of this award is the support of innovative or 'high risk' research that complements an already established meningococcal or pneumococcal research programme.

We desperately need others to sponsor our climb in order that we can raise the £25,000 we are hoping to donate to Meningitis UK.

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