Bridgehead Came Together to Walk All Over Cancer
Cancer Research UK’s slogan is “together we will beat cancer”, and the charity truly lives up to this promise by making fundraising and involvement as fun and easy as possible. A particularly enjoyable event is Walk All Over Cancer, which invites people to walk 10,000 steps every day for an entire month.
Our colleagues at Bridgehead decided
that this would not only be a great way to raise money for the organisation,
but to also have a bit of friendly competition. Team Brand and Team Retail put
their own spin on the challenge by trying to beat the other’s total, which took
place throughout March. Thirty people got involved and the result was truly
incredible.
“People came up with loads of great
ideas for adding to their step count,” says Karl Thomas, Reprographic Artworker
and the organiser of the event. “Some took their dogs out for longer walks, others
chose the stairs instead of lifts, and many of us would walk over to speak to colleagues
when an email would be the normal route.”
Karl tells us that some people even
paced up and down whilst the kettle was boiling, plus a group of them took
advantage of the woodland path near Bridgehead Business Park by doing two laps
during lunch.
“We have a couple of cyclists who
ditched the bikes in exchange for walking throughout March too,” adds Karl. “Everyone
was really committed to the cause.”
Based on the average person’s stride, we
each walk around five miles a day, which adds up to 150 miles by the end of the
month (a little further than walking from Hull to Cambridge). Bridgehead really
went for it, with Team Retail managing 4,201,114 steps and Team Brand racking
up an even more impressive 5,066,377.
These totals combined come to 9,267,491 steps
– approximately 4,388 miles. To put this into perspective, if you were to
travel this distance in a straight line from the Bridgehead building,
it would take you to Denver in Colorado (a very wet route, granted).
Prior to the challenge, everyone who
wanted to take part paid £10 into the pot. The top stepper on each team would
win £20 of that money and, as Karl put it, the winning team would earn bragging
rights over the other. The teams raised almost £500, with Karl achieving
the most steps for Team Brand at 629,461 and Stacey Day in Team Retail really going
for it and reaching 760,349.
With £455 going to Cancer Research
UK following Karl and Stacey taking home their winnings, Bridgehead have done
an amazing job of spreading awareness of the charity, raising crucial funds,
and collaborating with each other in the process. Everyone has also learnt just
how effective walking is when it comes to keeping fit, as it can help you to
maintain a healthy weight, lower blood pressure, increase energy levels,
improve sleep and even combat stress.
Well done to everyone from Team Brand
and Team Retail who participated. We’re confident that your dedication will
inspire colleagues across SGS Packing Europe to leave the car at home and get
some fresh air more often.
---
There’s all kinds of activity taking place across
SGS Packaging Europe’s offices, so keep up to date by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
