Steve Walker threw himself into the challenges - including a skydive - set by care leavers in order to give 50 young people and their own children a Christmas Day to remember.
For his first challenge, Walker took on the infamous Yorkshire Three Peaks - a gruelling 24-mile trek complete with a 1,585 metre climb.
In November, Walker abseiled 35m down Leeds Beckett University’s famous Portland Building.
And, for his final challenge, the DCS took to the skies over the East Yorkshire coast to skydive from 10,000 ft.
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