More than 200 Yorkshire Building Society colleagues are preparing to climb Snowdon overnight to raise funds for The Felix Project & FareShare.

The team will scale Wales’s highest peak, which stands at 1,085 metres, before watching the sunrise from the summit.

The challenge is expected to raise more than £42,000 as part of Yorkshire Building Society’s £1 million fundraising drive for Building Skills for the Future, an employability programme run by The Felix Project & FareShare to help people move out of financial hardship.

FareShare, which recently merged with The Felix Project, redistributes good quality surplus food through a network of regional partners to more than 8,000 local charities and community groups.

Yorkshire Building Society is partnered with The Felix Project & FareShare until autumn 2026, supporting programmes designed to help people into sustainable employment.

Susan Allen, chief executive of Yorkshire Building Society, said: “Taking on Snowdon at night is no small feat, but the challenge feels fitting given the huge difference The Felix Project & FareShare makes to people who are facing hardship.

“Watching the sunrise from the summit will be an incredible reward – and knowing we’re helping people build brighter futures makes it even more meaningful.

“We’re extremely grateful to everyone who has signed up to the challenge and those who have donated to the cause.

“This support helps fund The Felix Project & FareShare’s Building Skills for the Future programme, which gives people the confidence, skills and opportunities they need to get back into work and move towards long-term financial stability.”

Gareth Batty, director of network at The Felix Project & FareShare, said: “We are hugely grateful to all the Yorkshire Building Society colleagues taking on this remarkable Snowdon sunrise challenge. Their fundraising directly supports our employability programmes, which help people overcome barriers, build skills and find sustainable work.

“Our partnership with Yorkshire Building Society is making a vital contribution to strengthening communities and ensuring surplus food creates opportunity, not waste.”

The partnership funds Building Skills for the Future across the UK, providing participants with work experience, qualifications, CV and interview coaching.

It also supports an outreach programme offering free, face-to-face workshops to help people improve their financial wellbeing, job-search skills and resilience.

Together, the initiatives aim to support 2,500 people into better employment prospects.