Charity latest: KPMG; Begbies Traynor; Oracle
ADVISORS at KPMG in Leeds have raised more than £6,000 for Action for Literacy and Shelter in a gruelling 100km rowing relay.
Rugby pros Kylie Leuluai and Danny McGuire of Leeds Rhinos gave the accountants a pep talk before blowing the starter whistle.
The firm’s boardrooms resembled a gym for the day as six teams of four – from graduates in their 20s to partners in their 50s – competed on rowing machines, to cover 100km in the fastest time, and to raise sponsorship money for the KPMG national charities.
The winning team, from the firm’s restructuring practice, completed the challenge in 6.5 hours while all 24 competitors were finished within nine hours.
KPMG’s national goal is to raise more than £1m for Action for Literacy and Shelter during its two year relationship with the charities.
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THE team at Sheffield rescue and recovery specialists Begbies Traynor has staged the charity bike ride of the year in aid of the Mistress Cutlers Challenge 2013 – cycling the length and breadth of the Yorkshire region, a total of 170 miles in a day, without leaving their Fountains Precinct offices.
A team of eight volunteers from the firm invited clients, friends and other contacts to join them as they pedalled away on the ‘journey’ from their Sheffield base via Begbies Traynor’s offices in Leeds, Halifax, York and Hull and then back again, courtesy of two exercise bikes.
“We thought this would be a great opportunity to welcome people to our offices so they could support the team’s valiant attempt to cycle around Britain’s largest county. As an added incentive, some of the team undertook the challenge kitted out in full 118-118 fancy dress attire,” said Deborah Lockwood, partner at Begbies Traynor in Sheffield.
“We had a fantastic turnout with more than 70 supporters coming along throughout the day and we succeeded in raising hundreds of pounds for an amazing cause, namely the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity. Many thanks to everyone who supported us.”
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A KNARESBOROUGH company which finances prestige and luxury cars is steering its attention in the direction of raising funds for a national charity.
Eighteen employees from Oracle Finance are undertaking the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on July 13 in aid of the Prince’s Trust.
To complete the challenge, the team will have to walk to the summit of Yorkshire’s highest hills – Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough – within 12 hours.
Oracle Finance managing director Peter Brook said: “Oracle Finance has been a supporter of the Prince’s Trust for a number of years now because – it is a superb organisation with a great ethos.
“It benefits those with a real work ethic – but who may not have had the best start in life – to make a positive economic contribution to the region.”
