We
conducted this year's Four Peaks Challenge to
raise money, via sponsorship, for
Aspire and Mountain Rescue.
Aspire is a charity that provides support and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury. There are separate mountain rescue organisations in England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland; all rely on volunteers to provide help to members of the public.
You can still support our venture, and these charities, by sponsoring us! We have made it easy for you to sponsor us via justgiving.com, which allows you to donate online, and adds 28% to your donation if you are a UK taxpayer! To sponsor us, please visit either
- www.justgiving.com/extremecello1 (for Aspire) or
- www.justgiving.com/extremecello2 (for Mountain Rescue England & Wales)
Even the smallest amount can make a difference, so please help us if you can. If you would like to donate specifically to one of the other mountain rescue charities, or if you cannot donate online, you can sponsor us by cheque. If you wish to do this, please contact us by e-mailing sponsor@extreme-cello.com to make your pledge! I will send you details on where you can send a cheque.
Many thanks to all who have sponsored us to date: as of 1 August we have raised over £3,500!
We are very grateful to the following organisations, who sponsored us for the challenge:
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Accusound Makers of flexible microphones for all acoustic instruments: they are providing us with microphones suitable to record our performances on the Four Peaks! www.accusound.com |
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Pirastro strings Strings handmade in Germany since 1798. www.pirastro.com |
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Open Air Outdoor Sports Clothing and Equipment, Cambridge. www.openair.co.uk |
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Tom and Will Makers of innovative instrument cases and other music accessories. The Extreme Cellists can personally recommend their padded SAA-CL Premium Cello Case! www.tomandwill.com |
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Evans-Pughe
Strings Makers and restorers of string instruments; based in Hitchin. www.strings.co.uk |
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Terra Nova Leading makers of tents and related equipment. www.terra-nova.co.uk. Terra Nova have kindly provided us with a Bothy Bag, a lightweight 20-person bivouac! |
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thestringzone.com The online store of Andrew Riley Violins, of Egham, Surrey. www.thestringzone.co.uk |
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Aitchison &
Mnatzaganian Cello makers, restorers and dealers of Ely. http://www.aitchisoncellos.com |
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Cello Classics Cello Classics – the only recording label dedicated to the cello! Restored historical masterworks; new recordings of rare repertoire; DVD master classes. www.celloclassics.com
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