Teams Will Tackle 3 Mountains in 24 Hours for Charity

Software firm COINS sponsors event to raise money for COINS Foundation

LATHAM, NY (07/01/2009)(readMedia)-- Construction firms will compete alongside other teams from their own industry to hike three mountains in Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York within 24 hours. The COINS 3 Peaks Challenge is sponsored by international construction software firm COINS. With an office in Albany, New York and headquarters in London, COINS has a corporate philosophy that includes charitable works across the globe.

Beginning on Saturday, September 19th, 4-person teams will be given 24 hours to scale Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Monadnock, and Mt. Mansfield. The team completing the Challenge in the least amount of time is the winner. Experienced on-mountain guides provided by Grand Dynamics will help make this Challenge an inspirational team building event in combination with beautiful scenery and physical demands. The event will be capped off by a celebratory dinner and reception held on Sunday, September 20th.

COINS designs, develops, and delivers business and operational systems to construction organizations across the world. COINS' focus on the construction and related industries has resulted in an unrivaled market acceptance and a history of consistently adding value to clients. The company also believes strongly in the importance of charity worldwide. For more information, visit www.coins-global.com.

The COINS Foundation seeks to work in genuine partnership to address the needs of the most excluded communities in Africa, the UK, and the USA. 100% of the money raised by teams participating in the COINS 3 Peaks Challenge goes to its project partners with the focus on building schools, hospitals, and homes in areas of greatest poverty and need. This year, the Foundation will support the following projects with funds raised by the Challenge:

  • In Schenectady, New York, the COINS Foundation is partnering with organizations to address the needs of those living in poverty.
  • In the city of Albany, New York's South End, the COINS Foundation is sponsoring construction of decent homes to give low-income working families the opportunity to purchase a home.
  • In Kawama, Zambia, the COINS Foundation aims to coordinate over the next ten years a wide range of programs which will address the fundamental needs of the people in the areas of health, social care, education, sanitation, and community development.

Visit www.coins3peakschallenge.com/usa/ and www.coinsfoundation.org for more details.

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