C&D customer Coalway are trekking up Snowdon

Samantha Hawkins, office manager at Coalway Building Services Limited, is taking a group of colleagues up the side of Snowdon. The reason? Raising money for charity.

On November 2nd Samantha's group will be attempting to climb the highest mountain in Wales (3,560 feet) in order to raise money for a young relative of a colleague who has been left seriously ill following a routine surgery. The climb attempt is being called the Colaway Charity Snowdon Trekkers, and they are looking for people to sponsor them.

Here's a summary of the relative, who's name is Elle Mae Davidson, and the situation she is currently facing:

Elle Mae Davidson is the most quiet, reserved, beautiful and intelligent young lady who only turned 17 in January this year. Having achieved 12 A*s at GCSE and A/S level, Elle Mae was until January studying for her A levels in Standard and Advanced Maths, Russian, Art and General studies with the projection of more breathtaking grades as she progressed towards her dream of studying at Oxbridge.

Unfortunately on the 12th January, she suffered an initial brain haemorrhage which was closely followed by a second a few days later. After experiencing a numberoof difficulties within the hospital system generally, Elle Mae was eventually transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where she was diagnosed as having a rare and previously undiagnosed, congenital malformation in her brain known as an AVM (www.avmsupport.org.uk/what_is_an_avm.php).

Elle Mae has subsequently endured hours of life threatening surgery and remains very ill. Thanks to the skills and dedication of her medical team, best wishes and prayers of family and friends, she is alive.

If you would like to sponsor the Snowdon trek then please get in touch with Samantha directly either by phone (01902) 583 720, or email at sam@coalway.co.uk