HOWARTH TIMBER SET TO TACKLE TWENTY MILE
COASTAL WALK FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies is
hoping to raise £10,000 for Cancer Research UK through its upcoming fundraising
walk from Scarborough Castle to Whitby Abbey, which is set to take place between
Friday 21st September and
Sunday 23rdSeptember.
The company has asked employees to choose
an official charity for around a decade, and this year the most popular choice
was Cancer Research UK, who will be the recipient of any fundraising activities
carried out by Howarth Timber throughout the year. This year’s walk will be the
main group-wide fundraising event, with both staff and customers encouraged to
take part.
Having previously organised annual
fundraising events for the chosen charity including mountainous walks to the
likes of Ben Nevis and Snowdon, it was decided that it was time to try something
a little different: a walk from Scarborough Castle to Whitby
Abbey.
While this walk will be less daunting for
some of the participants than previous events, they will be covering an
approximately 20 mile coastal stretch – meaning it will still be a challenge
worthy of sponsorship! The coastal walk will see participants taking in
historical sights and, providing the weather is clear, the epic scenery along
Cleveland Way.
Event organisers from Howarth Timber were
keen to continue this fundraising activity again this year, as not only will it
benefit Cancer Research UK, but it has also proved enormously popular with staff
over the years. For this year’s walk, 38 people have signed up for the full
weekend, leaving just two spaces available. There is no deadline to sign up to
taking part in the event: all that is required is the commitment to achieving a
fundraising target of £250. Alternatively, anyone can turn up on the day
providing they pay a small fee to cover the bus back
again.
Gavin Knowles, marketing manager for
Howarth Timber, said: “We’re proud to have been able to run another fundraising
event for Howarth’s current chosen charity, Cancer Research
UK.
“These annual walking events have become
the highlight of Howarth’s fundraising calendar, and they have previously been
very successful. We’re hoping that this year will be no different, and our aim
is to hit our overall target of £10,000 again.
“The costs of the event are shared
between the participants and the company, so every penny donated will go towards
finding a cure for cancer sooner.”
If you’d like to donate, please
visit http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JasonSinclair.
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