Staff at SHS Group ‘Gear Up’ for Fundraising Cycle Challenge

The challenge will be UK wide, with a team based in Airport Road West, Belfast and another based in Manderson House, Gloucester undertaking a virtual cycle from one office to the other. The offices are located approximately 360 miles apart and the teams will start the challenge at 6.30am. This is the second year that SHS Group has run such an ambitious fundraising challenge. Over 120 employees have already registered to take part across both sites.

Commenting on the challenge Arthur Richmond, Group Finance Director, SHS Group said:

 “We are all very committed to supporting our local community.  We recognise the impact that dementia can have on individuals, on families and on the wider community, which is one of the reasons why the SHS Group’s staff nominated charity is the Alzheimer’s Society. This event is one of our biggest health and wellbeing challenges and on the day we’ll be encouraging everyone to get involved, even if they’re not cycling, and support their colleagues and the fundraising effort.

“This is a great way to create a sense of team spirit, a fun environment and ultimately improve the health and wellbeing of our colleagues. A number of prizes will be presented during the day, rewarding those who go the extra mile to make the challenge a memorable occasion.”

This year the SHS Group are encouraging all cyclists and supporters of the challenge to decorate a plain white or blue t-shirt using anything from flowers, lights, feathers, ribbons to bows. The person with the most creative t-shirt will also receive a prize. 

Richard Gilliland, Senior Regional Corporate Partnership Executive, from Alzheimer’s Society said:

 “Fundraising plays a vital role and it allows us to deliver a diverse range of services to individuals who are living with dementia.  We’re delighted that so many SHS staff have volunteered to take part in this fundraising event.  The SHS Group organised a similar event last year and staff showed a great deal of enthusiasm and commitment to completing the challenge. I’d just like to thank everyone for the effort they’ve invested to date and I hope that on the day, the training pays off and they can complete the challenge within the timeframe.”

The SHS Group is one of Northern Ireland’s biggest family owned food and drinks companies with its roots firmly in Belfast. 

For anyone who may wish to make a donation they can visit:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/SHS-Event-NI 

The SHS Group raised over £2000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2015 and hopes the collective pedal power participating in 2016 will beat this amount. Pictured at last year’s challenge are Claire Brown, from Macmillan Cancer Support with Arthur Richmond, SHS Group.