Taking fund-raising to extreme levels
30 July 2018
West Midlands Police Federation chair Rich Cooke is going to great heights – or perhaps it should be descending to great depths – to raise money for Care of Police Survivors (COPS), the charity that supports the families of fallen officers.
Rich is joining forces with Federation workplace reps Roy Teague and Sid James to take part in a charity abseil from the top of the 200 foot Holiday Inn Express in Snow Hill, Birmingham on 1 September.
Further volunteers to take part in the challenge are still being sought, or you can get involved by simply sponsoring the Federation team.
The Using Your Challenges To Achieve Event has been organised by retired chief superintendent Keith Fraser and aims to raise £20,000 which will be split between COPS and M.A.D, a Birmingham Sport youth engagement programme that aims to turn around the lives of young people in some of the most deprived areas of the city using activities, such as sport, to tackle social issues.
Keith explains: “I am scared of heights and I felt that it would be great if we could use our challenges to support others who have some personal challenges of their own. I feel it be great if through this event we can help make a positive difference to these people's lives. Please support me and others who are taking part. As a retired police officer and a trustee of Sport Birmingham, I have an understanding of what these two charities are trying to achieve.”
