Three staff members from Lisneal College are taking on a 100Km trek in memory of their friend, former teacher Sharon Street
Staff members from Lisneal College are set to cross 100Km of the Sahara Desert in memory of their beloved colleague Sharon Street.
Former teacher Sharon Street passed away last year and spent the last few weeks of her life at Foyle Hospice with her friends Lorna Alexander, Ernest Hanna and Irene Pender now hoping they can raise money for the vital facility in her memory. This Easter the trio will cross a section of the Sahara Desert with Sharon asking them to donate the funds they have raised to the hospice.
They will fly out to Morocco for nine nights on Easter Sunday for the 100Km trek and have been training since last year in order to prepare themselves for the challenge.
Lorna said:“Our beautiful friend Sharon had 5 years of a horrendous journey with cancer. However, we knew she was comfortable at Foyle Hospice – she told us she was ready to die and that speaks volumes of the care she received. We told her about doing a trek to raise funds and she was delighted – she said it was an amazing idea! Our initial target was £1000 but we have exceeded that and are now over £5k which we are absolutely delighted with – if we can keep the donations coming, we would be so grateful.”
She continued: “We have been training since last year, going out after work every Friday and completing 10 miles by walking the two bridges. We are definitely prepared and really looking forward to completing the trek.“I feel really excited and nervous as this is totally outside of my comfort zone – I have never camped before or done anything like it! The trip is organised by Kandoo Adventures and there will also be three others joining us on our journey from America, Norway and Holland.”
Lorna stressed the importance of their fundraising initiative saying: “The three of us feel it is very important to support Foyle Hospice because the care and support is amazing – in Sharon’s case, her children were able to spend precious time with her. The service is priceless to families.”
“Throughout our trek, we will be keeping Sharon’s memory alive, especially when times get tough – we have been described as the three musketeers! As a team, we are strong-minded people and we will be supporting one another to get through it.
“We would also like to extend a warm thank you to our amazing sponsors, Standard Utilities, Eakin Bros and Sollus Laser and to every single person who has donated so far – your support and encouragement means so much.”If you would like to show your support and donate to this remarkable challenge, please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/team/lisnealtrek
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