Posted: Wed 23rd Mar 2016

Box UK Run World Half Marathon Championships For WAA

news.wales / newyddion.cymru
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Mar 23rd, 2016

A Welsh software consultancy business will be running alongside Mo Farah and other running legends to raise funds for Wales Air Ambulance. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Box UK staff are taking on the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff on Saturday 26 March to raise funds for the Welsh helicopter charity. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Jamie, Dylan and Lisa from Box UK are taking on the 13 mile prestigious race in aid of their charity of the year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Box UK elected WAA as its charity of the year in March, and they have been raising money for the charity throughout the year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The staff at Box UK has been raising money for the charity in ingenious ways, including a sweepstakes contest where staff guessed the birth time and name of a colleague’s baby! ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

So far, the team at Box UK have raised over £2,400 for the charity, and hope to keep collecting donations. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The three staff members will run in the World Half Marathon Championships to raise even more for their charity of the year. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Jamie, Dylan and Lisa have ran 269.4 miles and climbed 5,308 feet in training for the event. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Lisa Innes, Head of Marketing at Box UK, said: “All of the effort has been in support of our charity of the year, Wales Air Ambulance. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“So far this year we have raised a total of £2,413.14 and with each missions costing on average £1,500, it would be amazing to see us reach £3,000.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

If you would like to sponsor Box UK for their run in the World Half Marathon Championships, click here: http://bit.ly/25ieA7J ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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