{"id":15407,"date":"2022-07-15T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=15407"},"modified":"2022-07-15T15:20:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:20:20","slug":"actioncoach-raise-over-17000-for-kent-rhodes-challenge-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/actioncoach-raise-over-17000-for-kent-rhodes-challenge-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ActionCOACH raise over \u00a317,000 for Kent Rhodes Challenge 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

In December 2018, beloved Action Coach Kent Rhodes lost his brave fight against cancer. Kent was known and respected in the franchise community for his abundant and challenging nature, and he left a legacy beyond his incredible work as a franchise partner. To honour Kent’s life, each year the ActionCOACH UK community embarks on a challenge which reflects those traits, whilst doing as much as they can to help those less fortunate than themselves. Earlier this month, a team of amateur (but keen!) walkers undertook a huge 3-peak 20-mile hike with a total elevation of 1,000 metres in the Peak District, Derbyshire, to remember Kent, taking the total raised so far for Children with Cancer UK to over \u00a364,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, there are still too many parents each day who hear the dreaded news about their child having cancer. If our efforts can help to reduce this number, then we would have done Kent proud. Kent always wanted to give his all to make a difference to his clients and his community, and the fact we can continue to be inspired by his impact in even a small way through our yearly event is the least we can do,\u201d said Ian Christelow, ActionCOACH UK, Co-Founder.<\/p>\n

Kent’s mother, Sue Rhodes, attended the event for the first time this year. After travelling all the way from South Africa, she gave a heartfelt response to the ActionCOACH community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was incredible to attend the event in my darling son\u2019s honour,\u201d said Sue. \u201cThe fact his legacy is being kept alive four years on after his death is a testimony to the values and ethos of the ActionCOACH community. It means a great deal to me that children who are suffering from the awful disease which took Kent are going to benefit from the fundraising efforts. I\u2019m so grateful to ActionCOACH, who were such a big part of Kent\u2019s life. It makes me emotional to think about how incredible the support has been since he passed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2018, the ActionCOACH community has completed numerous challenges in Kent\u2019s name. Action Coaches Andrew Kureishy and March Eccles started the idea off with Sanjiv Dodhia driving forward this year\u2019s campaign and Alan Smith picking up the baton for next year\u2019s event \u2013 truly a community endeavour.<\/p>\n

Marc Eccles was coached and mentored by Kent when he joined the ActionCOACH franchise, \u201cWe want as many kids as possible to ring the bell at the end of their successful treatments. We\u2019re aiming to raise \u00a320,000 overall from this particular challenge \u2013 it\u2019s for an incredible cause and with just \u00a33k more to raise, we believe we can reach this target as a tribute to Kent\u2019s legacy. Any support or contribution from the franchise community would be fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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