Cooper Parry Corporate Challenge raise £25,000 for charity
11 September 2011
Hundreds of runners from businesses across the region have put their best foot forward to take part in the UK’s largest corporate relay race and take the total raised for charity soaring towards the quarter of a million pound mark.
Over 50 companies from across the East Midlands took part in the ninth annual Cooper Parry Corporate Challenge to compete in its half-marathon relay event. The race, which is organised by business advisory firm Cooper Parry, raised over £25,000 for charity which means the event has now raised just under £250,000 since it began in 2003. The overall winner of the 2011 event was the RBS Group who completed the relay in a record time of 1hr 23:18 with second place going to Aldi Stores Ltd who came in at 1hr 23:51. Two teams were awarded prizes for raising the most money for charity – Enterprise Rent a Car who raised £2000 for Treetops Hospice and Adamson Jones who raised £1200 for the events supported charity, The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust.
Colin Shaw, Chairman at Cooper Parry, said: "The Cooper Parry Corporate Challenge has again proved to be a huge success and we are delighted to take the total we have raised since we began towards £250,000. “As a firm, Cooper Parry would like to say a big thank you to all the companies and individuals from the East Midlands who went the extra mile for the charity this year and we hope we can continue to build on this success in 2012.”
A total of 250 runners represented businesses from Nottingham, Leicester and Derby during the race which took place alongside the Experian Robin Hood half marathon route. The run sees each member of the five-strong team run a leg of 2.5 miles along the Experian Robin Hood half-marathon route. Now in its ninth year, the Cooper Parry Corporate Challenge has donated over £240,000 to charities including the Alzheimer's Society, CLIC Sargent, the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund and Headway, the brain injury association. Some of the money raised this year will go towards The Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust which creates life chances for young people and gives them the chance to work with, be inspired by, and learn from the experience of world class sports stars.
Event organiser Melanie Campbell said: “It was a tremendous day and great fun for all those who took part and came to watch. It’s fantastic to see all of the businesses competing with each other in a fun environment, and at the same time raising much needed funds for charity.”
For a full list of team results click here