Dan and Scott Bennett - Expedition to Peru

Local firm Kent Trade Frames, owned by Bernard and Christine Sketchley, have offered to support Dan and Scott’s world challenge Expedition to Peru. 

Dan and Scott aim to raise £4000 each in support of this project.

The purpose of the expedition is to gain experience and learn how to interact with local communities in a 3rd World Country. It will help them to learn and pass on leadership and development skills. The trip will last for 4 weeks and whilst in Peru they will go through an acclimation period including going to the Colca Canyon (twice as deep as the Grand Canyon). They will then face the arduous main trek which will include climbing the Ausangate mountain (at 6372 metres high). This will take them into the main project where they will work with local people and learn about their unique culture and traditions. Most importantly they will help to build and decorate part of a school which will be a lasting legacy of their hard work. Finally, they will be allowed a short, well earned rest where they will be able to relax and reflect on their experience.

To help raise the funds the boys are offering to carry out various odd jobs around the village including car washing and lawn mowing.

Christine said she is impressed that the boys are willing to work hard to achieve their goal. She added ‘you hear so many bad comments about young people today but we don’t agree with that! Most of our local teenagers are decent youngsters and these two are proving the point. They want to support this cause they are not just asking for donations, they are actually willing to work for it’.

Dan and Scott said they are really grateful for the help Bernie and Chris are giving them and hopefully people will give them odd jobs around the village so they can reach their target.

If you have any odd jobs you want doing you can contact them on: 01634 389906 or mobiles: 07908269557 and 07944604993.

Bernard and Christine Sketchley

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