Over one hundred thousand Kina (US$28,400) has been raised for Papua New Guinea charity Cheshire Disability Services, ahead of an English Channel swim by Neil Papenfus, General Manager of Pacific Towing, a part of the Steamships Trading Company (“STC”). The Swire Group and STC stepped in to meet Neil’s fundraising goal after some 40,000 Kina had been raised through donations; he will undertake his swim across the world’s busiest shipping lane in October this year. “I love swimming, I love challenging myself physically, and I love the work that the team at Cheshire Disability Services do for people in our community who are living with disabilities,” says Neil. It will take him about 16 hours to swim the Channel – a distance of 34-40 km, depending on tides and currents.
