JohnsonDiversey chairman, employees scale heights to help others
Two JohnsonDiversey teams prepare to scale one of the Four Peaks for which the challenge is named. Chairman Curt Johnson, who snapped the picture, joined the JohnsonDiversey teams as a fun, challenging way to raise money to help children.
JohnsonDiversey Chairman Curt Johnson, his son, Odinn, and a handful of JohnsonDiversey employees scaled great heights to help others. Four great heights, to be exact.
They formed two teams in the annual Four Peaks Challenge, scaling the four highest mountains in the United Kingdom. The event raises funds for children with mental, physical and social disadvantages and is organized by Wooden Spoon, a charity established by rugby fans in the U.K. 25 years ago.
Participants form teams of four to climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, Helvellyn in England, Snowden in Wales and Carantouhill in Ireland. The winning team is the one that climbs all four — and completes the travel between them — in the shortest time.
"This was an amazing experience and a grueling one," Johnson said. "Our team did a great job. Each of the four peaks was beautiful in its own way and each presented different challenges. The weather was generally nasty, but we got a great boost from knowing we were helping to raise a substantial amount of money for disadvantaged kids."
Johnson was part of the JD Green team, along with his son, friend Jon Dudley, and Sean Ellett from JohnsonDiversey's U.K. office. A JD Engineering team of employees joined them, comprising Ian Veazey, James Wright, Andy Kent and Dale Brown.
Chairman Curt Johnson, far right, gears up with JohnsonDiversey's Four Peaks Challenge teams (left to right): Jon Dudley, James Wright, Dale Brown, Ian Veazey, Andy Kent, Odinn Johnson and Sean Ellett