Yodel stepping out to support veterans
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Yodel has been a steadfast supporter of Walking With The Wounded, consistently raising substantial funds over the years to support those who have served. This December, teams from different branches of the company will be participating in various walks nationwide. Their collective efforts are dedicated to raising funds for Walking With The Wounded's Walking Home For Christmas campaign, further demonstrating Yodel's ongoing commitment to supporting the veteran community.
Commenting on the Walking Home For Christmas challenge, John Hardman said, “At Yodel, we have actively participated in various Walking With The Wounded campaigns and events to raise money to support veterans and their families. This year, teams from across Yodel will be...
From London to Dumfries, the care staff Walking Home For Christmas
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Workers from the UK’s largest online care platform Curam put their best feet forward on December 11, raising vital funds for veterans’ charity Walking With The Wounded as part of its Walking Home For Christmas campaign.
The national sponsored event, which is now in its 10th year, involved teams from the care company’s London and Dumfries offices, who collectively clocked up a total of 50 miles as one of 154 teams taking part.
Staff in east London carried out individual walks, including Curam co-founder Patrick Wallace, who walked from the company’s office in Ashwin Street, Dalston, to Hammersmith. And the Scottish team, headed by Curam director Ben Weatherall, clocked up 12 miles with their countryside walk in Irongray, Dumfries.
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Sale Sharks, Sharks Forces Are Walking Home For Christmas
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Shark Forces work with over 100 veterans annually, running coffee mornings, welfare walks, art therapy workshops, physical activity sessions and online webinars to help with life after service and this December they are also taking on their own Walking Home For Christmas challenge.
Next week, Shark Forces very own, Eddie Owen & Merrall Stanworth will be walking 13.5 miles, visiting the war memorials across Eccles, Stretford, Sale & Urmston in a bid to raise vital awareness & funds for our Walking Home For Christmas campaign and ultimately our Armed Forces Community.
Having already raised over 300, the team couldn't be doing better at drumming up the local support.
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Cygnet Health Step Out For Walking Home!
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Back by popular demand...
Cygnet Health has been a fabulous supporter of Walking Home For The Christmas in the past and after a years' break, Operations Director Barry Swire and CEO Tony Romero are back for more in 2021! Coordinating walks across the UK, Cygnet was also famous in 2019 for their walk from London down to Portsmouth. This year they're tying in Walking With The Wounded directly, with Barry and Tony going from our office in Manchester to their site in Bury and are keeping their fingers and toes crossed for good weather! Support them here: https://www.walkinghomeforchristmas.com/teams/cygnet-health
Businesses on Board: Lockdown Edition 2020
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Get your business on board to support ex-servicemen and women and be part of the fight against the covid-19 mental health crisis, all while engaging staff and clients in a light-hearted challenge and boosting their wellbeing in a difficult winter. Here are some examples of businesses are taking part in 2020.
A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES: Shard Capital are taking on a number of challenges across the business. Some staff are walking from Fulham Football Ground to Shard Capital’s HQ at 20 Fenchurch Street (22km) before climbing the stairs to their office on the 23rd floor! Others are trying to achieve 20km per day for 20 days (in relay teams of 2, 3 or 4), and some are even collectively attempting to virtually cycle to the North Pole!
Businesses on Board - Walking Home For Christmas 2019
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CYGNET: From 17th- 19th Dec. Cygnet CEO, Dr. Tony Romero and Co. will be walking from their HQ in London down to Portsmouth. A total of 61 miles.
WILKIN CHAPMAN: Bringing everyone together for a good cause, all of Wilkin Chapman's offices, located in the North East, will be taking part in WHFC this year: Beverley, Lincoln, Doncaster, The Wolds, and Grimsby
PLUNKETT ASSOCIATES: The employees of Plunkett Associates will be taking part in WHFC in order to support their colleague John Clark in his fundraising efforts for the Marathon de Sables 2020, in which John will be part of the WWTW team. On Fri 20th December, employees will be taking part in a walk, taking mince pies round to all local companies in the Business Park and asking for...