A TEAM from housing development group Dandara Southern embarked on a challenging 20-mile hike to raise funds and awareness for two charities.
The walkers’ route took them along the UK’s South West Coastal Path from the Portland Bill Lighthouse to Lulworth Cove.
Beating their 10k fundraising goal, they are dividing £10,095 between two UK charities: UK Sepsis Trust, and MND Association.
Both organisations provide research, patient care and community initiatives.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s immune system responds in an extreme way to an infection.
It can lead leading to shock, multiple organ failure and, if not treated promptly, death.
According to UK Sepsis Trust, every hour, five people in the UK die with sepsis.
Founded in 2012, the charity works to end preventable deaths from the condition and improve outcomes from survivors by raising public awareness of sepsis and lobbying politicians to improve standards of care.
Motor neurone disease, also known as MND, is a condition impacting nerves found in the brain and spinal cord that help tell the muscles what to do.
MND causes the messages from these motor neurone nerves to the muscles to gradually stop, leading muscle weakening, stiffening and wasting.
The condition is life-shortening, and there is no known cure, but the MND Association works to help people diagnosed with the disease achieve the best possible quality of life.
It also offers confidential support for those affected, grants and access to communication aid equipment and wheelchairs.
Paul Ebbs, Managing Director for Dandara Southern, said: “MND and sepsis are devastating conditions that impact the lives of thousands each year.
“These two organisations are doing invaluable work to raise awareness, conduct research and ensure that those impacted by the conditions receive the highest possible care and quality of life.
“We are proud to support the MND Association and UK Sepsis Trust as they continue to make a difference.
“Well done to the team of intrepid hikers who made this possible.”
Dandara is currently building new homes in West Sussex and Berkshire.
For information, visit: www.sepsistrust.org www.mndassociation.org and www.dandara.com
