Tough Mudder in Aid of The Freedom Stroke Club
Lee Wardell is an IT Workflow
Systems Engineer at our Maltings office in Hull. Like many of our colleagues,
he spends his working day carrying out specialist processes to ensure that the
company runs smoothly, then focuses some of his spare time on getting involved
in exciting fundraising activity.
With a Tough Mudder event in Skipton on the horizon, Lee has been
busy preparing for a fun and messy day in aid of a worthy cause: “It takes
place on Saturday 27th July and so far there are four of us taking
part – me, Will Robinson, Liam Smith and Ryan Lowe. This will be my third Tough
Mudder, having done the Midlands edition with Liam and Ryan, and Will completed
Total Warrior last year, so we’re no strangers to physical challenges.”
The main charity benefitting from the event itself is Help for
Heroes, but Lee and his colleagues are also fundraising for The Freedom Stroke
Club, which is based in Hull: “They don't receive the same exposure that
mainstream charities do and donations go a long way. The reason for me personally
supporting this charity is that my father-in-law had a stroke around six years
ago. Both he and the family have received tremendous support from the club and
we wanted to help out as much as possible to give something back.”
The Maltings chaps realise that you can’t just give do types of
events willy-nilly as they can be very demanding, so Lee recently ran the Hull Half Marathon, whilst Ryan and Will did the Hull 10K on the
same day: “This gives us a great starting position, but we also go to regular sessions
at a local gym on our dinner break and run at the weekend. You need a good mix
of cardio, upper body strength and team camaraderie to complete the course”
We also asked Lee what he’s most excited about and what he thinks will be its biggest challenge: “Having completed
Tough Mudder on a few occasions, I expect the course to be as
unforgiving as the previous ones. I won't be looking forward to Arctic Enema or
the Electric Shock Therapy obstacles, but I am looking forward to the teamwork
and sense of achievement in completing the course and raising some much-needed
money for the charities.”
If you work in our Maltings office, you’ll easily spot the charity bucket
for cash donations. Or if you’d rather give online, visit their JustGiving page and make sure to click the box for Gift Aid too.
“Help for Heroes already receive a large number of donations from
the event and we’ve collected £200+ each over the last few years,” adds Lee, “so
this year we wanted the local charity to benefit just as much and every penny
will make a big difference.”
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