Shropshire hospitals boss taking on Sicily volcanoes to raise money for MRI scanner
A Shropshire hospitals boss has started his bid to climb four volcanoes in six days to raise money for a new state-of-the-art MRI scanner.
Simon Wright, chief executive of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), is tackling Sicily’s ‘Mighty Four’ volcanoes – Stromboli, Vulcano, Salina and Mount Etna.
Mr Wright posted a pictures on Twitter on Sunday evening after he scaled the first of the volcanoes.
He decided to take on the challenge in support of the MRI appeal set up by the League of Friends of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to mark the group’s 50th anniversary.
During his adventure, Mr Wright will trek around 16,000ft, the equivalent of climbing Mount Snowdon more than four times or 12 trips up the Wrekin.
Mr Wright, who is a keen walker and runner, is hoping to raise around £5,500 for the MRI Appeal.
He said: “I want to show that I am part of the community and fundraising groups like the League of Friends are incredibly important to us, and raise incredible sums of money every year to help us purchase equipment to improve the quality of care we provide for our patients.
"I wanted to do something to say thank you to them and to play some small part in helping the fundraising efforts. Challenging myself in this way seemed like the perfect way to do it.”
To sponsor Mr Wright, visit justgiving.com/fundraising/Simon-Wright-Sath
