Property’s London Marathon successes
Property’s gutsiest men and women were among the 40,000 runners pounding the capital’s streets in the Virgin London Marathon this year.
Their aches and pains have hopefully subsided but they will be continuing to rally friends, family and colleagues to donate to their worthy causes.
Here are some of the runners and their charities.
- Mills and Reeves’ Richard Hanson raised £4,445 for the Who Cares? Trust.
- CBRE had 13 runners in the event who raised £22,000 for charities including Shelter, Mental Health Foundation and COSMIC. Among them was Richard Scantlebury, who is running 10 marathons in 10 weeks, and has so far raised £5,700 for CLIC Sargent.
- David Thomas from Vail Williams has raised almost £2,000 for Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service. The following week he ran another 3.2 miles in honour of Captain David Seath, who collapsed and died during the race, just 3.2 miles from the finish line. Donate at www.justgiving.com/David-Seath-London-Marathon.
- Chestertons’ Peter White, running his first marathon, raised £5,000 for St Mungo’s.
- Rob Lucas from Overbury, running in memory of his friend and colleague Kalyan Garara, raised £7,732.83 for Make-A-Wish.
- Ellandi’s Linda Shotter was the 762nd female to cross the finish line, completing the route in 3h 26m.
Get involved: road to Berlin
If the London Marathon whet your appetite, set your sights on Berlin. Join 40,000 running enthusiasts on 25 September for the Berlin Marathon raising money for LandAid.
The route will take you through Germany’s historic capital city, past iconic monuments such as the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate.
Entry costs £75, and runners are expected to raise £850 to help the charity tackle youth homelessness in the UK.
Visit www.landaid.org to sign up.
Climb every mountain
Aitchisons Estate Agents was sponsor of Hemel Hempstead’s first ever cycling sportive event, the Hemel Hillbuster, held in association with British Cycling.
Riders competed in 25k, 60k and 100k challenges, raising more than £8,000 for the homeless charity DENS, which helps tackle homeless and poverty in Dacorum, Hertfordshire.
Andy Young, head of residential at Aitchisons, said: “The funds raised will go directly to improving the lives of those affected by homelessness and poverty in our community.”
Hit the slopes
More than 100 property professionals attended an après ski-themed event organised by CBRE on 21 April, raising more than £600 for Property For Kids.
Through the generosity of the industry the charity has already provided a playground and a minibus for disadvantaged children.
In the spirit of the event, guests dressed up in ski gear, while a snowboarding simulator and a Jägermeister luge added to the fun.
Houses for homeless youth
LandAid is helping bring empty properties back into use for 175 homeless young people.
The charity has awarded £1.3m in grants to fund projects in cities including London, Leeds and Bristol
Canopy Housing has received an £80,000 grant to turn three empty properties in Leeds into safe, affordable housing for six young people.
A young man who was homeless before finding Canopy, said: “Life’s different now. We have got somewhere stable and we are actually doing alright, budgeting our money a bit better and our baby’s got her own room and so she is going to grow up in a nice stable environment. Everything Canopy has done for me has been fantastic.”
310km challenge helps dream come true
Stephen Barnard is making sure dreams do come true. The graduate surveyor from Savills’ London valuation team recently completed the 10k a Day challenge, running 310km over 31 days, raising more than £1,000 for Dreams Come True.
The charity helps seriously ill children and young adults live their dreams, creating lasting memories for family and loved ones.
A motoring start
Hamer Associates’ Alasdair Lowe has got his firm’s fundraising efforts off to a fast start by competing in this year’s Midland Hillclimb Championship, a motorsport competition staged at four British Hill Climb venues over two days.
Lowe won his Midland Championship B Licence with a time of 56.6 seconds.
He was racing to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice which provides palliative care and support for babies, children and young people across the Midlands.
