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Scotland Rise Up To Ben Nevis
20 October 2010
Perth team conquer “tough” Nevis trek
Oct 19 2010 by Johnathon Menzies, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday
AN INTREPID Perth team who scaled Ben Nevis in a bid to raise cash to help stop an Asian community being ravaged by wild elephants raised £1265.
Ten workmates from the Fair City’s Student Support Centre branch, situated inside the Arran House business centre on Arran Road, tackled the 4406-foot trek to raise money for global charity World Vision.
The good cause presides over projects in the Nalitabari region in Bangladesh, including measures designed to stop the imposing herbivores destroying local houses.
Each year, the elephants come into contact with humans when they enter villages in search of food during the rice and fruit harvesting seasons.
Around 30 houses in the Panihata settlement have been wrecked by a 30-strong herd, resident in the area since early June.
Perth-based general manager Peter Lightbody was ...
Read the full story in the Perthshire Advertiser
Have you visited our new World Vision blog?
In November, two staff members of The Student Support Centre will embark on a week’s trip to Nalitabari in northern Bangladesh. Visit Darren's, Sarah's and Mark's blog for regular personal diary updates, images and video footage of their before, during and after experiences of the trip.
