Inverness pupil pedals for 200 miles to raise £1900 for cancer charity Maggie’s Highlands
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An Inverness youngster has cycled more than 200 miles to raise almost £2000 for cancer charity Maggie’s Highlands.
Hunter Stevens, who is from the Highland capital but attends Strathallan School in Perthshire, put in the miles last month, raising £1900 for the cause so far.
The 11-year-old said: “I’m so delighted to have completed my challenge to cycle 200 miles in March for Maggie’s Highlands.”
Opening 14 years ago Maggie’s Highlands provides free care and support from its Inverness base for more than 11,000 visitors a year and is run entirely on voluntary donations.
Over the moon to have exceeded his fundraising goal, Hunter said: “Maggie’s is a really important charity for me and my family.
“It’s great to be able to raise money for them when other fundraising events have been put on hold due to Covid restrictions.”
Just part of a family effort to support the good cause, Hunter’s father Quinitin is due to take on the Maggie’s 500 Challenge this summer.
It is a tough test of cycling endurance which demands that participants climb the equivalent height of Mount Everest – more than 30,000ft or 9000m.
Taking place over 500 miles of trails and roads over the course of five days in the Cairngorms National Park, Hunter said: “I can’t wait to see what my dad does and cheer him on in September.”
