Intrepid volunteers raise four-figure sum towards funds for students with Down Syndrome

Volunteers from Coleshill-based logistics, transport and shipping specialist LTS Global Solutions have helped raise a four-figure sum for students with Down syndrome.

The team braved bracing winds and rain in conditions so severe that many participants were forced to abort the challenge. Snowdon’s train and café were also closed due to the adverse weather.

The volunteers were led by 10-year-old Ella Hands, her parents Dave and Rachel and brother Connor.

Born with the genetic condition, Ella and her parents wanted to do something to help make a difference in classrooms across the UK for secondary school pupils with Down syndrome.

The four were among a 15-strong team of volunteers from LTS Global Solutions, of which Dave is the Managing Director and Rachel is the Head of HR and Communications.

Every penny raised by the volunteers is being put towards a £40,000 fundraising campaign spearheaded by Dave and Rachel to help students with Down syndrome to receive the best start in life in terms of a solid education which serves as the foundation for a bright and successful future.

Specifically, it will pay for the development of a Secondary

Education Programme to give schools all the resources and expertise needed to help students with Down syndrome thrive in the classroom.

It followed the couple’s own experience when choosing a secondary school for Ella. Having thrived in her early years at school the couple naturally expected to find a secondary school with an offering to match that of her primary school.

But after meeting with a number of schools they were shocked and saddened to find the level of experience and expertise at secondary level was not of the same standard.

The couple launched a campaign in partnership with parent-led