COMMUNITY
Earlier this year, my sister and I took on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the NHS (specifically St George’s Hospital) inmemory of our father who passed away in 2019. 24.5miles, 11,500of elevation,
I volunteer at a local ForestCentre anda local ‘farm’ which has been transformed intomanicured gardens anda curatedart sculpture collection. Living inaflatwith zero outdoor space thesevolunteering days enableme toget outsideand do somethingphysical,which has beengood formymental healthand wellbeing. Not only the physical exercise but alsomeetingpeople face to face (at a safedistance) – awelcome break fromthose endlessTeamsmeetings.
65,000 steps, 3mountains and 3 countries later, we completed the
challenge raisingover £5,000 in the process.
AlexTraill | Director, London
Gemma Salmon | ExecutiveAssistant, London
In September myself and twoother Thames Valley colleagues are doing a 15,000ft skydive to raise funds for Daisy’s Dream, a local charity. Each year Daisy's Dream support circa 700 children and young people through bereavement and experiences of terminal illness. It’s been such a tough
I walked 100miles inMay for the charityMind. The charity is close tomy heart as I have personally used their services and have seen the benefits to people during the last twelvemonths.
year for families and the charity needs support nowmore than ever, so as a groupwewanted
Hannah Fletcher | Project Executive, London
to challenge ourselves and do something to spread the
word about this amazing charity.
Lara Bradley | Marketing Adviser, Reading
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