Two Soroptimists from South Lancashire Region have successfully taken up the Zip Wire Challenge – ‘the nearest thing to flying’.
The pair were Margaret Emsley, our Federation President (SI Ashton under Lyne) and Margaret Baker, Immediate Past Regional President (SI Bolton). They joined Ann Garvie, Immediate Past President of Soroptimist International, at Bethseda in Snowdonia for this nerve-shattering event.
Strapped horizontally into a harness they each travelled headfirst at speeds approaching 100mph over the longest (and fastest) zip wire in Europe.
Margaret Baker said, “It was awesome – scary at first but so thrilling. I didn’t want it to stop; I wanted to keep on flying!”
Not content with ‘just’ a zip wire experience, Ann and Margaret (B) faced the Demon Rides Challenge at Alton Towers a few days later.
Why did these intrepid Soroptimists take to the skies and the rollercoaster? They aim to raise funds for the Diamond Education Grant, a charity founded and administered by our Federation (Soroptimist International GB & Ireland). Its purpose is to provide grants to assist women to update their skills after employment breaks, or to acquire new skills to improve their opportunities for employment and promotion.
So – all donations are very welcome. Please send your cheque (payable to ‘Diamond Education Grant’ and marked ‘Zip Wire’ on the back) to SIGBI HQ, 2nd Floor Beckwith House, 1-3 Wellington Road North, Stockport, SK4 1AF – or you can donate online.