40 Mile Challenge Raises £2741.25 for Local Charities

Franklins Solicitors LLP is delighted to announce that their recent 40 Mile Challenge has raised £2741.25. The challenge was created to mark our 40^th anniversary and participants were invited to do 40 miles of physical exercise over 40 days and raise a minimum of £40 each. The funds will be shared between local charities Willen Hospice , Cynthia Spencer Hospice and Macintyre. The challenge ran between 24^th January – 13^th March.

Challengers were able to complete their 40 miles through their choice of physical exercise. As well as traditional methods such as walking, running and cycling, some of the more unusual ways people chose to achieve this were through Zumba and skiing!

Rosanna Stimson, Marketing Manager at Franklins commented: ‘There was a real buzz around the challenge. We received lots of feedback from people who told us that it had encouraged them to get out and about on lunch breaks and use it as an opportunity to have walking meetings instead of sitting in an office.’

 Nigel Birch, Head of Marketing for Willen Hospice said: Congratulations to Franklins Solicitors LLP on their 40th Anniversary! It’s a great initiative to have organised the 40 mile challenge for their milestone year, and we’re thrilled that they have used the opportunity to make a difference to their local community. We have been privileged to work with Franklins Solicitors over many years and are grateful that they nominated us to benefit from their hugely successful 40 mile challenge. To the participants who pledged and the people who supported them – a massive thank you.”

 Also speaking about the challenge, Nina Gandy, Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser from Cynthia Spencer Hospice commented: ‘A huge thank you to everyone who took part in the 40 mile challenge and to the team at Franklins for coming up with such a great initiative too. Virtual challenges like this are still a fantastic way for participants to support good causes like Cynthia Spencer Hospice so that we can continue to care for patients and their families too. These challenges also bring teams together, as well as being great for wellbeing and mental health!’

Claire Kennedy, Head of Marketing  & Fundraising for MacIntyre added: ‘A big thank you to Franklins Solicitors for organising the Franklins 40 Mile Challenge, which proved to be a great way to get us out every day!  Every penny raised will benefit the children, young people and adults we support in the Milton Keynes area.‘

If you’d like to further support the challenge, you can still donate via this page: https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/franklins-40-mile-challenge .

Macintyre has also set up a dedicated fundraising page https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/Franklins40MileChallengeForMacIntyre .

Franklins team from left to right – Simon Bannister, Minal Patel, Rosanna Stimson, Emma Taylor, Holly Threlfall and Justin Wilson.

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