The allure of sleeping in tents, navigating across rivers and lugging all their own belongings has prompted two Junior Achievement directors to leave their respective families and comfortable offices and join other volunteers on an eight-day trek through the Grand Canyon to raise funds for the charity.

Boston Group CEO Greg Ellison and Deloitte Isle of Man partner-in-charge Sarah Sanders left the Island on Friday May 11th on their way to Phoenix, Arizona to take part in the trip organised by specialist charity challenge event organisers Global Adventure Challenge.

They are covering all their own costs to ensure all money raised goes to Junior Achievement to support its work to equip the Island’s young people with the essential entrepreneurial skills they will need after they leave full-time education.

The challenge will include trekking in the Grand Canyon and descending into the Indian reservation of Havasupai, famed for having the last post office in the US still serviced by mule train.

To sponsor Sarah Sanders visit http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/sarahsanders.

To sponsor Greg Ellison visit http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/gregellison.