{"id":459,"date":"2010-08-18T15:45:32","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T15:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?459"},"modified":"2010-08-18T15:45:32","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T15:45:32","slug":"raf-benson-team-to-tackle-the-jungfrau-marathon-for-wounded-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/raf-benson-team-to-tackle-the-jungfrau-marathon-for-wounded-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"RAF Benson team to tackle the Jungfrau Marathon for wounded troops"},"content":{"rendered":"
Members from RAF Benson are hoping to raise money for injured soldiers by tackling an endurance race.<\/p>\n
The team are to compete in the Jungfrau Marathon in Switzerland and the cash generated will be donated to the Help for Heroes charity.<\/p>\n
They are hoping to replicate their achievements of last year, when the group of ten (including two non-RAF Benson friends) collected more than £11,600 after competing in the Munich Marathon.<\/p>\n
After being overwhelmed by the generosity shown by friends, family and strangers, the fundraisers claimed they wanted to try something a little more challenging this year.<\/p>\n
The group is to head out to Switzerland on September 9th in preparation for the contest, which is taking place two days later on September 11th.<\/p>\n
It was recently revealed a family of seven – including two sisters, their mother and four children are to walk up Snowdon to help raise funds for the Help for Heroes cause.<\/p>\n