CHEKA (Care, Health and Education for Kids in Africa) is a charity set up by Bonnie Argo who is a former Cardiff Psychology student. To raise thousands of pounds for charity, Cardiff University Mountaineering Club, one of the most active sports clubs put on a subsidized abseil down the north side of the 55-meter tall psychology building last Friday.
Dressed in fancy dress costumes 23 club members abseiled down the building one after the other between 10am and 4pm.
To participate, each abseiler was given the task of raising £100, so the expected total for the event will be between £2300 and £2500.
Mountaineering Club Vice-President Joe Hobson said:
The event will be good publicity for the club and hopefully stir up some excitement for possible members next academic year.
It’s good to show that the University clubs can use their skills and resources to raise money and awareness for important causes both home and abroad. And if that has to be done in a prostitute costume, then so be it.
It is anticipated that the event could become a yearly fixture in the Mountaineering Club’s calendar, using a different building each year.
Source: Gairrhydd
