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labadmin
on Wednesday, May 02 @ 14:26:55 BST
Travistrek - Raising Money For Guide Dogs
Karen writes: " Scott Cunningham will be setting out on his final trek on 10th May across the Pennine Way, having completed the West Highland Way, Southern Upland Way and the Speyside Way. What makes all of this so remarkable is that Scott is totally blind and is aided by his super-fit guide dog Travis.
What is Travistrek all about? - taken from www.travistrek.co.uk
"With Scotland under their belt, the dynamic duo are now looking further afield, and will this year tackle all 268 miles of The Pennine Way. They will cross the border from England back home to Scotland in 16 continuous walking days starting on the 10th of May 2007. This national trail is continually considered to be one of Britain’s most challenging long distance walks.
Scott's objective through travistrek.co.uk is twofold: he aims to raise much needed funds for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA), and also hopefully inspire other blind people to embrace challenges, big or small and experience the same sense of motivation and rewards that he has gained from his expeditions. Now in its 4th extremely successful year, travistrek.co.uk has raised over £40,000 for the GDBA to date.
The money raised so far has been used to fully train and care for 7 Guide Dog puppies that will eventually be placed with new owners. With your continued support this year, we hope to raise even more and enable more visually-impaired people to lead full and active lives."
Trek progress will be updated on this thread:
http://www.labradorforums.co.uk/ftopict-24053.html
Thanks to Scott Cunningham for allowing use of text and images from the Travistrek website. "
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