The 26th Mallerstang Horseshoe & Nine Standards Yomp (Sunday 1st June 2008)
The Rotary Club of Upper Eden would like to express their gratitude to all who supported the 2008 Yomp including participants and helpers. This combined effort has enabled charities to benefit from donations totalling £4,000. The Club would also like to thank 'Out of Eden' for their sponsorship of the event and local organisations for providing much valued support on the day.
www.outofeden.co.uk
Presentation of Yomp 2008 cheque
The Rotary Club of Upper Eden hosted a Presentation Evening at the Black Bull Inn Nateby on Tuesday 22nd July when the bulk of the funds raised at this year’s Mallerstang and Nine Standards Yomp were donated to the selected Charities.
Cheques for a total of £4,000 were presented to the main beneficiaries:
Hospice at Home
Macmillan Nurses
Water Aid
The Royal Marsden Cancer Appeal Fund.
Other donations totalling £500 were made to Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team and the Air Training Corps who provided valuable assistance on Yomp day helping to ensure the safety of the Yompers and our helpers.
Yomp Committee Chairman John Andrew paid tribute to the partners of Rotarians and all of the helpers who turned out on the day to make it such a success and to Out Of Eden who had sponsored the event this year.
In the picture left to right: Rotarian John Andrew - Chairman of Yomp Committee, Ann Thornton – Hospice at Home, Maureen Rutter - Macmillan Nurses, Neil Remmer - Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team, Mervyn Jones - Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Appeal Fund, Upper Eden’s Vice President Rotarian Ray Thornton.