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Team PR Raced for their Lives…

Posted by Bethan James
July 13th, 2010

After training for what seemed like an eternity, Marina and I finally took part in the 10km Race for Life at Leicester’s Western Park last Saturday, the 10th July.  During what has been the hottest day of the year to date, we set about running the some 6.2 miles along the bumpy course with the other 1,500 brave souls who were all running/walking/crawling to raise money for the very worthwhile charity, Cancer Research. After 58 minutes I made it to the finish line with Marina hot on my heels - both of us smashing our personal best times. It was a great day fuelled with emotion as it’s humbling to see just how many people have been affected by cancer in some way or another. We’ve received a lot of support from friends, family and work colleagues and between us we’ve raised over £700 - something we’re both very proud of. Question is - who will be joining us next year?!

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Spreading cheer in the New Year

Posted by Dave Toyn
January 6th, 2009
Client Westleigh Developments Ltd has helped spread some post-Christmas cheer by donating £1,000 to charity as part of its online festive “Block Blaster” game.
 
Rather than sending Christmas cards to its suppliers and customers, Whetstone-based Westleigh chose the green option and made its season’s greetings via email. Recipients were then invited to log on to their website to play the simple game, with the highest scorer winning £1,000 for the charity of their choice.
 
Matt Preston from Safety First Electrical was announced as the winner and he selected both Rainbows Children Hospice and Oxfam to receive £500 each. Matt wouldn’t say how long he’d spent playing the game but did admit to waking up early on the final day to check he was still top of the leaderboard. Now that’s dedication!
 
Members of the Unsworth Sugden team also tried their luck but proved no where near as good as Matt. Dave reached the giddy heights of 14th in his only attempt (albeit temporarily as he was pushed back down, and probably completely off, the leaderboard) whilst Hannah battled hard but eventually ran out of lives. The noises coming from Emma’s office suggested she didn’t get too far either!

 

 
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