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On March 24th 2018, a team of 26 of us from XL Displays took part in the 5K Inflatable Run at The East of England Arena and Events Center raising over £1,190 for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. The race saw our staff members complete a 5K course with 10 huge obstacles to negotiate along the way. Staff found the run to be challenging but also discovered it to be a great team building activity boasting miles of fun!
Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice is our chosen charity for 2018 with a few members from #TeamXL having personal connections with the local hospice. Thorpe Hall Hospice is a fantastic local cause that we have been lucky to go and visit to see first-hand the amazing work that they do for our local community. The team here at XL Displays always endeavour to raise as much money as possible for this great cause and over the past 2 years, we have raised over £5,300 for them.
In an attempt to raise as much money as possible for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice this year, we have decided to take the pledge and enter 2 teams into the annual Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival this year – the ‘Nauty Oars’ and the ‘Anchor Buoys’. This local charity day takes place on 9th June at Peterborough Rowing Lake and presents a fun family day for all to watch up to 50 local teams take to the water to battle it out along a 200 metre course.
Despite being the first year taking part, both teams from XL Displays are in full training and are very keen to take the number one place. Staff from XL Displays urged other local companies to take on the challenge of beating them at Motorpoint’s Dragon Boat Festival Launch earlier this year.
Taking part in the 5K Inflatable Run was a great warm up for our staff members who are also taking part in in the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. We are extremely proud to have started off our fundraising year by raising over £1,190 for our chosen charity through the 5K Inflatable Run and we hope it’s set the benchmark for the rest of our fundraising events for the year!
For more information about our fundraising events for 2018 or if you would like to support us in raising money for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, please don’t hesitate to contact us or call us on 01733 511030.