A sports and entertainment hospitality provider has raised more than £50,000 for charity partner ParalympicsGB.
Almost 250 employees of Levy UK took part in a five-week, 43-leg, 1,000-mile relay, which concluded at Swansea City FC. Visiting 50 Levy-catered partner venues across the UK, including Principality Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium, the Levy teams collectively travelled 6,351 miles. A total of 3,185 miles were covered by bike, 139 miles by running, and 3,027 miles were completed walking.
Levy – part of Compass Group – embarked on this ambitious journey to support its long-term official charity partner, ParalympicsGB, aiming to raise vital funds and awareness, supporting their mission to provide opportunities for disabled athletes to excel in their chosen sports.
“We are thrilled and extremely proud to have completed this unbelievable journey and to have surpassed our £50,000 fundraising target,” said Jane Byrd, Compass Cymru MD and Levy ParalympicsGB charity lead. “From the starting line to the finish, our Levy teams demonstrated extraordinary commitment, passion, and teamwork, embodying the spirit of unity and solidarity that defines both Levy UK and ParalympicsGB.”
David Clarke OBE, ParalympicsGB CEO said:
“On behalf of ParalympicsGB, we thank the whole Levy UK team for raising an incredible £50,000 plus £10,000 of gift aid to support our work. To raise such an amount of money and cover such a distance in a really short period of time is an amazing achievement and has engaged so many people.
“We are absolutely determined to inspire a better world for disabled people through sport and the incredible efforts of Levy and the money raised through the 1,000-mile relay will help us realise this goal.”
