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4th – 9th November 2026
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This long-weekend charity challenge takes us on a four-day trek across the ever-changing landscape of one of the world’s largest deserts – the Sahara!
Our adventure will take us on a climb to the top of the enormous Chigaga Dunes where we’ll witness the sunrise over the desert. The days will be hot and the trekking will get tough but with our unrivalled support plus the dramatic backdrop of the Anti-Atlas Mountains to keep everyone going, the sense of achievement we’ll feel as we complete our trek will be worth all the hard work!
Sign up now for just £199 and every penny you raise through sponsorships will help people with chest, heart or stroke conditions or Long Covid live their lives to the full. We’re asking all our fundraising heroes to promise to raise £2,150 in sponsorship, but the sky’s the limit! Alternatively, you can self fund £1,075 and raise what you can. Either way we will provide all the support you need to help you meet and beat your fundraising goal.
“Thankfully I survived, but from that point on my battle to recover began.”
By signing up to take on the Sahara Desert Trek, you’re doing something special! Every penny you raise will go towards helping someone in Scotland rebuild their life and get back to doing the things that matter to them when they return home from hospital with a chest, heart or stroke condition. Tim had a stroke at the age of 36 which completely changed his life forever. “I suffered three strokes within three days. My wife and children watched me have a stroke right in front of them.
“Thankfully I survived, but from that point on my battle to recover began. The stroke left me with left-sided paralysis. I couldn’t do anything for myself. Part of my head was missing, and I was a mess.
“It was hard to accept that I had come so close to leaving my family and friends. But I didn’t. I survived.
“The time when you leave hospital can be the most lonely, isolating and difficult of times. Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland is there to make sure no one has to recover alone. But the work the charity does is only possible thanks to you. Your support means everything.” By fundraising with the Sahara Desert Trek, you’ll be helping fund our vital support services so more people across Scotland can get the support they desperately need to live their lives to the full.
If you would like more information about charity places please get in touch with the Fundraising Team:
Contact Louise MacLeod – 0131 297 2750 – [email protected]
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