THE sky is the limit for an 8-year-old boy from Bromsgrove, who has climbed over a hundred trees for charity, raising over £500.
Freddie Innes, a Lickey Hills Primary School student, climbed 110 trees over the bank holiday weekend to raise money for Macmillan.
The active youngster was inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore’s 100 charity challenge which involves a challenge based around the number 100.
Freddie’s mum, Becky Grove said she is so proud of her son and how much money he has raised. She said: “Freddie’s loves climbing trees, we got two big trees in our garden that he loves to climb so he thought he would go that one step further.
“He wants to do something else for Macmillan but will decide at the end of May. I am so proud of him for raising so much money.”
The First Lickey scout decided to raise money for Macmillan in memory of his granddad who died two years ago from cancer, with the charity providing a lot of support at the end of his life.
Becky posted on Freddie’s JustGiving page to confirm the youngster had reached the 100 milestone and more: “Finished! 35 trees climbed on Saturday, 65 on Sunday and the final 10 in the rain on Monday. Mostly in Lickey with the last 10 in Clent. Thank you to everyone who has donated, I'm so proud of the fantastic amount we've raised.”
Sir Tom’s daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, launched the Captain Tom 100 on April 31, which would have been Sir Tom’s birthday.
To donate visit Freddie’s JustGiving page.
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