BUPA STAFF PUT ON THEIR RUNNING SHOES

Over 20 staff members from Bupa Care Services will be putting on their running shoes to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society on Sunday 5 September, as they take part in the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run. The 10km race will take in the sights and sounds of Sheffield starting at Arundel Gate, heading down the fast and flat Penistone Road to Hillsborough before coming back along Penistone Road and returning to a city centre finish in Arundel Gate. Lorna Rose, Bupa’s regional director for London, will be joining the 20 staff members in this race. Lorna has already completed five out of the eight races in the great run series, and this will be Lorna’s sixth race out of the group. Lorna will be joined by Louise Wilson, head of sales and marketing for Bupa Care Services who is also completing a number of the runs in the series. Siobhan Drane, Bupa’s community affairs consultant, says: “I’m very proud that our staff are taking part in the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run. Everyone has been so enthusiastic and the money raised is supporting such a worthy cause, close to the hearts of many staff members and residents within our homes. Good luck to all those taking part!” Dr Graham Stokes, Bupa’s director of dementia care says: “Alzheimer’s Society and Bupa are working together across a range of projects to support people with dementia and their carers to find a cure for the future, whilst improving their quality of life and care. Both organisations share a commitment to fighting dementia and a belief in the health benefits of exercise. Signing up to support Alzheimer’s Society in a Bupa Great Run means you can get fit, helping reduce your risk of dementia whilst raising money for a very worthwhile cause.” Bupa will match all the money raised by employees taking part in the run.