Local lads aiming to raise £10,000 for Leicester hospice
Press Release
23 April 2012
Local lads aiming to raise £10,000 for Leicester hospice
Leicester-based hospice, LOROS is benefiting from £6,894 thanks to the hard work of three local fundraisers.
Senior engineer at WYG, Jason Peel and two friends, Aaron Hall and Lee Quincey have arranged a number of fund raising events including dinner evenings, race nights and cake selling and have just recently completed the London Marathon. The hard work has all been in aid of supporting LOROS, (the Leicestershire and Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering), a local charity providing care and support within Leicestershire and Rutland.
LOROS is a specialist centre providing skilled nursing and medical care and since 2008 has been a great support to Aaron and his family after he lost his mum to cancer.
Jason Peel, Senior Engineer, WYG said: “I have been friends with Aaron for over eight years and LOROS gave him and his family tremendous support at such a difficult time. Aaron wanted to thank LOROS and raise lots of money in his mum, Anne's memory and we have been helping him to do this.
“I have had a great deal of support from my Leicester colleagues at WYG who regularly buy my homemade cakes and buns and I can’t thank them enough. They also provide support on our Facebook page, The Boys Raise for LOROS and Twitter.
“We have many other fundraising events coming up including, a bungee jump and the Soap Box Derby this summer.”
Christian Weikert-Picker, LOROS Fundraiser said: “After my first meeting with the lads I could see they had a real passion and drive to make a difference in their fundraising.
“We have been working with them throughout the year with the focus on the London Marathon and are very appreciative to them all for raising this magnificent sum towards the care of our patients and their families. I am sure this summer promises to be a fun and exciting time with the introduction of the Soap Box Derby”.
On 17 June 2012 the lads are supporting LOROS in organising the first ever Leicester Soap Box Derby in Western Park, Leicester where teams will be invited to race a home made go-kart, (or soap box kart), along a downhill track in a gravity powered race to get the fastest time.
Jason continued: “We are now encouraging local businesses to enter teams in the race. There will be a number of prizes available on the day and we are hoping that the event will be a lot of fun. We can’t wait to see how creative the karts will be.”
If you want to find out more about LOROS please visit http://www.loros.com/hospice/ or if you would like to donate please visit justgiving.com/theboysraiseforloros.
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Photo caption: L/R Fundraisers Aaron Hall, Lee Quincey and Jason Peel
Notes to Editors
WYG is an established global management and technical consultancy to the built and natural environment that collaborates with clients in over 40 countries to help them realise their corporate and project ambitions.
A top 15 European consultancy and employing more than 1,400 people around the world, WYG has the expertise for every stage of a project’s life-cycle from planning and design to building and completion.
WYG takes enormous pride in the work it does and has been recognised with several prestigious industry awards including: British Expertise International Awards 2011; RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Gold Medal Award 2011, National Recycling Awards 2011. www.wyg.com
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Amy Bhavra
PR and Communications Executive
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amy.bhavra@wyg.com
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