EIGHT Colliers International agents will embark on a 100 km walk this month with the aim of raising over $10,000 for Oxfam.
Colliers has formed two teams to participate in the Oxfam Trailwalker Challenge, which will see 750 teams walk 100km from Wheelers Hill through the Dandenong Ranges National Park to Wesburn from April 19-21.
The teams are – 24 Foot of Grunt, made up of agents Jeremy Gruzewski, Ben Baines, Hamish Burgess and Andrew Ryan.
And The Superchargers represented by agents Rob Joyes, Ted Dwyer, Leigh Melbourne and Tony Landrigan.
Gruzewski said the teams were aiming to complete the hike in 24 hours, with each team setting a fundraising target of $5,000.
“Oxfam do great work across the world to fight poverty, and we’re hoping the physical challenge we are embarking on will contribute, even in small way, to this worthy cause.
“Since November last year we have been enduring blisters, chafing, sore legs and buckets loads of sweat to train for this challenge.
“On April 19, we will be embarking on a 100km trek and are aiming to complete the grueling course in 24 hours.
“Whilst this will challenge us on many levels, the most important challenge of all will be in reaching our combined target pledge of $10,000 for Oxfam Australia. Every dollar counts,” he added.
Oxfam Trailwalker began in 1981 as a military training exercise for the elite Queen’s Gurkha Signals Regiment in Hong Kong. It has since grown into one of the world’s leading team endurance challenges, with 15 events in 11 countries.
The event launched in Australia in 1999, with Melbourne joining in 2003 and steadily growing each year since. To date, the Australian fundraising total stands at $49million.
For donate, visit: https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/team/home/14033 or https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/team/home/14034
For more information, go to: https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/
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