Midlands based Dains chartered accountants and business advisers have helped raise £28,000 for Alzheimer's suffers by taking part in epic national Olympic-style challenge.

The "Not the Olympics 2012" charity campaign was organised by the UK200Group of independent chartered accountancy firms, of which the firm is a member.

Participating member firms were tasked with relaying an Olympic-style torch across the country in imaginative forms of transportation, finishing at the Olympic Stadium in London on Thursday, 10 November.

The torch began its mammoth journey in Perth, Scotland in May and has criss-crossed the country visiting cities and towns before arriving at the View Tube in the Olympic Park.  ITV's sports presenter Matt Smith, an ambassador of Alzheimer's Society, took final receipt of the torch in a special reception event held the stadium.

The group of charitable accountants walked and cycled the route dressed in a variety of themed suits including romper suits, cabaret suits and wet suits.   Dains in the Community representative Mike Castree said: "We're delighted to have played our part in helping to raise money for such a worthwhile cause."

Ray Nash, area fundraising manager for the Alzheimer's Society added: "We would like to thank the UK200Group and all the firms involved for choosing the Alzheimer's Society to benefit from its epic challenge. It was an extremely innovative and exciting way to raise money ahead of the 2012 Olympics."

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