Coach firm supports Stankevitch charity
ARUNCORN coach firm has been announced as the official travel partner of a charity established in the memory of a former Widnes Vikings player’s mother.
Anthony’s Travel will provide state-of-the-art travel for some of the events that the Cathie Stankevitch Foundation will be running this year.
The good cause was established by the family of Cathie Stankevitch, who died following a road traffic collision on Hough Green Road in September 2015.
Mrs Stankevitch is the mother of former Vikings player John, who is the charity’s operation manager.
He said: “The people who are very kindly supporting the charity by taking part in our challenges this year, are going to be putting themselves in some very uncomfortable situations, all to raise money for the Cathie Stankevitch Foundation. The very least that we can do is to provide the highest quality transport to get our volunteers to and from our events.”
The partnership between the charity and coach firm will include the upcoming Velocity Zip Wire Challenge in North Wales where participants will put their bodies and minds on the line to test their nerve on the fastest zip wire in the world.
Anthony’s Travel managing partner Richard Bamber said: “It’s a pleasure to be supporting and partnering with the Cathie Stankevitch Foundation. Despite only being a small company, community partnerships are an integral ingredient of the make up of Anthony’s Travel.
“We have shown that it doesn’t matter what size busi- ness you operate there are many ways you can assist the wider community.
“We are proud to be from Halton, so I was delighted when John who was a friend of my father’s approached me.
“What happened to John’s mother and the family was truly tragic but John’s drive an ambition to leave a legacy in ● his mother’s name, which has become his driving force, and if possible to make some kind of positive situation after an awful turn of events, deserves our support.”
John added: “Having known Richard and his dad Tony for quite some time, through rugby league circles, I know exactly how much pride Rich- ard takes in ensuring that those who step onto his coaches, travel in luxury.
“And there are likely to be some very sore bodies from some of the challenges in 2017, so spacious and comfortable transportation is very important to us, in making sure our volunteers feel like their efforts are appreciated.”