AND FINALLY Selco hits charity halfway point
Selco is celebrating after hitting the half-million fundraising target for its nominated charity. The company has crashed through the £500,000 barrier for Macmillan Cancer Support thanks to a range of activities across its expanding branch network. The money has been raised through a wide range of initia- tives including auctions, golf days, sponsored cycle rides, cake sales and individual challenges such as the London Marathon, 10km road races and sponsored head shaves and leg waxing.
Selco chief executive Howard Luft, said: “I’m thrilled to be able to announce this news – it really is testament to our fantastic, hard- working staff and loyal customers
and suppliers. Without their will- ingness to go above and beyond the call of duty, our donation to Macmillan wouldn’t be anywhere near as vast, so I would like to thank them.
“To be able to support Macmil- lan is an honour for us as a busi- ness. Almost everyone has been affected by cancer in one way or another – either personally, or through a family member or friend – and this is what drives us on. We’re pleased to be associ- ated with such a worthy cause and long may that continue. “While we’re very proud to have raised half a million, our fundraising efforts will be as com- mitted as ever.”
Macmillan Cancer Support
helps people affected by can- cer, including patients, carers, families and communities. The charity funds nurses and other specialist health care professionals
and builds cancer care centres. Macmillan also provides practical help, including lifts to hospital ap- pointments, as well as emotional support.
Boys & Boden’s Andy steps up for marathon challenge
Studies have shown that climbing eight flights of stairs a day can boost strength and fitness levels dramatically. Which is why Andy Griffiths, purchasing manager at builders’ merchants Boys & Boden in Welshpool is enjoying going to work so much.
Griffiths, who is training for this year’s London Marathon, has been making good use of the staircases created by Boys & Boden subsidiary company Pear Stairs. He particularly enjoys running up and down the new curved oak staircase on display in Boys & Boden’s Chester megastore.
He will be raising funds for the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, on the Shropshire/Welsh border.
Griffiths said: “I’ve never run a marathon before so to add to this challenge, I’m aiming to run it in under four hours. Early morning runs in the rain and cold throughout the winter will be the hardest part. Spare a thought for me on a Saturday night whilst enjoying a few beers or a bottle of wine, I’ll be sober ready for a long run on a Sunday morning!”
He added: “All donations will go towards the hospital and to help fund research and new treatments, providing state of the art facilities as well as extra comfort for all patients.”
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Kent Blaxill sponsors Road Race
Kent Blaxill have again supported the Annual Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race. The Race travels nine times around the stunning Abberton Reservoir and is an important part of the UK cycling calendar. Simon Blaxill, managing director of Kent Blaxill said: “We are proud to be associated with such a prestigious race which attracts top cyclists from around the country and
even abroad. Last year, riders attempted to break clear throughout, with the peloton coming together for a thrilling flat-out bunch sprint finish to the line. This is a super opportunity to see world class athletes compete and in 2017 triple Olympic cyclist, Ed Clancy, couldn’t hold his lead in the final metres and the race was won by elite cyclist Steele von Hoff from Belgium.”
New bike hits the road
A new £15,700 motorbike was purchased for a local charity thanks to staff at Russell Roof Tiles. The charity -
Shropshire.Staffordshire. Cheshire Blood Bikes (SSBB) latest motorbike is now all set to help the local community. A volunteer-led charity, SSBB, provides an urgent, free of charge service to NHS foundations, by transporting vital blood products, bone marrow, breast milk for premature babies and other life- critical supplies to local hospitals via motorbike.
It undertakes approximately 5,000 jobs a year covering over 200,000 miles which takes its toll on the motorbikes used.
Russell Roof Tiles staff raised £32,500 last year, split equally between SSBB and Dumfries and Galloway Blood Bikes. The new bike has been named Bundy, in recognition of the dedication to the charity by Nigel Bundy, a blood biker, who died last May and was the husband of the charity’s then Chair Helen Bundy.
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net March 2018
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