Throughout the course of the year, the company have hosted a series of events to raise awareness and as much money as possible for the charity, including an Easter Egg Hunt and a Bubble Football tournament!
On Sunday, a team of volunteers from iam-sold took part in the world’s greatest half marathon, the Bupa Great North Run. This year’s event was even more significant as it was the first IAAF event in the world to achieve its millionth finish.
20 iam-sold staff members took the plunge and volunteered themselves to take part in the 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields. As a whole, the iam-sold runners and the company managed to raise almost £7000 with donations still coming in!
iam-sold runner, Tania Bonesi really enjoyed her first experience of the Great North Run:
“The only way I can describe it is as surreal and emotional. The idea of thousands of people running all that way for various charities or just for fun is really motivating and there was a real feeling of everyone coming together and supporting each other through it. I’m really proud to have been a part of it and I did so much better than I thought I would have, achieving a time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 2 seconds and raising £220!”
Jamie Preston of iam-sold completed the run in a fantastic 1 hour 51 minutes; his training clearly paid off and allowed him to raise a great amount of money in the process:
I loved the atmosphere, the number of people taking part and running for so many charities was amazing. The support of the crowds and everyone involved made it so fun and enjoyable; I couldn’t stop smiling the whole 13 miles!”
iam-sold would like to thank everyone that sponsored or supported the Great North runners, every donation will help Marie Curie Cancer Care continue their brilliant work.
