Macquarie Group Kilamanjaro Challenge

On 18th April, staff at Macquarie Group in the City of London climbed 10 times the height of Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest peak, at 19,340ft) on step machines to raise money for TB Alert.  Over 100 staff took part in teams, competing to see which team could reach the "summit" first.  

A frenzy of fundraising accompanied the event, resulting in over £9,000 in donations, which was then matched by Macquarie. The teams also climbed to support a colleague Carl Liebel, a former TB patient, who plans to climb Kilimanjaro for real later in the year.

Carl, a member of Macquarie’s Equities team, has had personal experience of Tuberculosis.  Carl, now 26, from West London, was close to death when he was finally diagnosed with TB after several months of deteriorating health. 

Now back at work, he asked his company if they would support us, and is also planning on climbing Kilamanjaro at the end of the year to raise more money.

Wayne Leamon, Executive Director of Macquarie congratulated the vent on its success and said “I am delighted that Macquarie Group can help in the global fight against TB”