CRT Directors raise £800 for UK cancer charity

TWO Directors from Coventry-based Customer Research Technology have been thanked for their fundraising efforts on behalf of the UK’s leading cancer charity.

In September, Simon Rowland and Simon Dean – CRT’s CEO and Technical Director – scaled Pointé Percee, one of Europe’s most formidable mountains, in a bid to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Their endeavours raised £800 for the charity – and led to Simon Rowland making newspaper headlines after he fell 70 feet while on his descent from the summit.

Sue Medcalf, Cancer Research UK’s Area Volunteer Manager, said: “We are absolutely delighted that the two Simons undertook this incredible challenge to climb Pointé Percee to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

“I would like to personally thank them, and everyone else who worked so hard in raising the sponsorship money. Thank you also to all those people who have supported them and Cancer Research UK.

“I was very relieved to hear that despite Simon Rowland experiencing a nasty fall of almost 30 metres, he was able to complete the descent and get home safely.”

After presenting Sue Metcalf with a cheque for £800, Simon Rowland added: “The climb was one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. It was an amazing experience – even though I nearly fell off the side of the Mountain!

“We’ll be continuing to support Cancer Research UK in the months ahead, as well as other worthy causes that the CRT team is eager to promote.”

Cancer Research UK is one of one of the good causes supported by CRT, and the company is delighted the charity continues to make enormous progress in the fight against cancer.

It is the world’s leading charity dedicated to research into the causes, prevention and treatment of cancer and is the largest single funder of cancer research in the UK.  The charity supports research in all aspects of the disease through the work of more than 4,800 scientists, doctors and nurses across the UK who have contributed to 19 of the top 20 drugs used to treat cancer patients worldwide today.

Survival rates for cancer have doubled in the last 30 years. But one-in-three people will still get cancer at some point during their lifetime. Cancer Research UK’s groundbreaking work, funded entirely by the public, will help ensure that millions more people will survive.

And it’s this work that CRT – and its Coventry-based staff – is committed to supporting in the longer term.