Hilary Massarella, Founder of SAFE@LAST is preparing for the challenge of a lifetime in 2012, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, the worlds highest free standing mountain.

Hilary and SAFE@LAST Services Manager Tracy Haycox will be leading a team of trekkers up the mountain in Tanzania in October 2012 and will be raising funds and awareness for SAFE@LAST. 

The trek will take place from the 3rd to 14th October 2012.  To make sure the team reaches the top we’re working with Charity Challenge, the same organisation that organised the celebrity trip for Comic Relief. There’s still room on the trip for just a few more adventurous fundraisers to join this experience of a lifetime. 

You don’t have to be a super fit walker to take on this challenge but it will be tough with long hard days walking and extreme temperature so some training before to get to a reasonable level of fitness is needed. 

Challengers are hoping to raise over £1,400 each for SAFE@LAST above the cost of the trip to support SAFE@LAST services for young runaways which includes a helpline, ongoing one to one support, education and prevention, street work and the only children’s refuge in England.

When speaking about the trip Hilary said “I’ve been fortunate to be able to take part in a number of challenges in support of SAFE@LAST but this is certainly the most exciting and will definitely be the most difficult! I am looking forward to working with the other members of the team who are a great bunch of people, I really believe that together we can inspire and encourage ourselves to achieve levels of determination and fulfilment which we would never normally experience. I just can’t wait to visit Africa, to see the animals and the beautiful landscapes and at the same time know that I am making a great financial contribution to my favourite children’s charity!”

For more information about taking part please contact Clare Sherratt 01909 566977 clare@safeatlast.org.uk.

If you'd like to sponsor the team visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/kili2012

You can find more specific details about the challenge on this website http://www.charitychallenge.com/expedition1.html?id=1582