Pro Installer December 2017 - Issue 57 | Page 17

DECEMBER 2017 | 17 News Read online at www.proinstaller.co.uk Paddle2Pedal final fund announced GM Fundraising is delighted to an- nounce the final Paddle2Pedal fundraising total of £108,494. The total was announced at the prestigious G Awards in November. The inaugural ‘Girls Only’ event, complet- ed over seven days in August this year by 12 women from the fenestration industry, saw them canoe 100 miles of the River Wye, abseil 135ft down Symonds Yat and cycle 120 miles to Hope House in Oswestry. “This fantastic total is a true reflection of the team’s sheer grit and determination shown throughout, not just in the challenge itself, but in their training and fundraising efforts too,” says Gary Morton, chairman of GM Fundraising. “This was the first all-fe- male challenge GM Fundraising has ever organised and the 12-strong team certainly gave t