Do you have what it takes? One ambulance, three deserts, five mountain ranges, 10,000 miles in just 3 weeks is a challenge most of us wouldn’t even think was possible!
Graham Shaw, director at SGUK, Scott Delaney, Matt McCarrick , Lindsey from Med Equip for Kids (the charity) and Roger Smith, director at SGUK, with the ambulance outside Smith Group UK head office.
Well, Matt McCarrick and Scott Delaney who work for Bovis, believe they can survive the adventure of a lifetime travelling a third of the way around the world with a little help from their friends at Smith Group UK, to donate an ambulance to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Leaving MediaCity UK on Friday July 23, the boys travelled to main sponsor Smith Group UK arriving at their head office in Kirkham to warm welcome form the team who were all thrilled to be playing a part in this epic journey.
Smith Group UK is a proud diamond sponsor of the Mongolian Challenge and, having worked with Bovis for many years, could not resist getting involved.
McCarrick and Delaney, who will be travelling to Mongolia in a custom-built Land Rover Discovery ambulance, took the time to deliver a presentation to the company giving a more detailed over-view of what the Mongolian Challenge will entail and where their inspiration stemmed from to raise money for medequip4kids, the beneficiary charity.
'Matt and I are delighted to get such a great reception from Smith Group UK and we really appreciate the diamond sponsorship. Without companies like Smith Group our trip would not have been possible!' said Delaney.
A few Mongolian Lamb kebab skewers and local fish and chip portions formed part of the entertainment laid on for the official sending off ceremony.
The boys were then eager to get on the road and officially left Smith Group UK to embark on the long, dangerous yet rewarding journey to Mongolia.
With such a short time schedule to reach their final destination; they will be forced to drive between 12 and 14 hours a day, with no days off to rest. Let's hope they enjoy driving!
Once they arrive, they will donate the ambulance to Mongolia aid charities, which will enable medical teams and equipment to reach the people who live in rural areas.
Mongolia is five times the size of the UK and has only one major accident and emergency unit, one vehicle will make a huge difference to the well being of the people that live there.
'It has been an amazing day and it was great to be able to help out with such a wonderful charity, good luck boys!' said Steven Smith, joint managing director of Smith Group UK,
McCarrick and Delaney have volunteered on behalf of the Guvnors Club, which is the Bovis staff charity. The Guvnors Club aims to raise £20,000 to pay for a CTG heart rate monitor, a nitrous oxide delivery system and more salaries for clown doctors, all for hospitals within the North West region. the pair's progress can be tracked online at:
http://twitter.com/guvsmongolrally