Pictured: Wakemans Directors Nigel Himpson and Shaun
Baugh
National property and construction consultancy Wakemans took
part in two very different charity events last weekend and, thanks
to the efforts of six members of its Birmingham office team, has
helped raise £80,000 for children's charities.
Directors Shaun Baugh and Nigel Himpson took part in the
Marathon Decathlon on Friday, September 16, an Olympic-themed
endurance event organised by budget hotel chain Travelodge and
staged at locations across London.
Wakemans was the main sponsor of the initiative and as members
of the Travelodge property team Shaun and Nigel participated in
cycling, rowing, swimming and running events plus a series of
sprint, relay and long jump and triple jump competitions.
All monies raised will go to KidsOut, the only charity in the UK
dedicated to bringing fun into the lives of disadvantaged and
disabled children to give them a more positive outlook on life.
Paul Harvey, Travelodge's Managing Director for Development
said: "We are the first team in the UK to ever tackle a
Marathon-Decathlon. It is incredibly satisfying that the six months
of rigorous training has paid off as the whole team completed the
event and we smashed our target of £30,000 by raising
£50,000 for our nominated charity KidsOut.
By far the best achievement will be seeing all of our hard
earned donations be put to great use, helping bring fun and
happiness to disadvantaged children in the UK."
On Sunday, September 18, James Shelley, Adrian Cartwright, David
Vice and Sandeep Sunner joined people of all ages and abilities for
the Five for Fifty Run in aid of the Foundation for Conductive
Education.
Adrian was first of the Wakemans quartet to finish, posting a
time of 20 minutes and 58 seconds - a performance that put him
in 25th place out of 404 runners - while his colleagues were not
far behind and they all completed the 5km course in Birmingham's
Canon Hill Park well inside 28 minutes.
The Five for Fifty Run, organised by leading national legal firm
Gateley, has raised £30,000 in aid of the Foundation for
Conductive Education, which helps children aged three years and
under with neurological motor disorders to develop motor, social
and cognitive skills that will help improve quality of life for
them and their families. The money will be used to fund the
Foundation's parent and child service.
"It was really encouraging to see so many people line up at the
start, and with relatives and friends turning out to cheer us on
there was a great atmosphere. We're delighted to have been involved
in a fundraiser that has generated a great deal of money for a very
worthy cause," says Wakemans client services director James
Shelley.