In June there were two gestures of wonderful generosity from colleagues. One former colleague retired after many years of service and chose for her retirement gift to be a donation to CALM! That was followed up by another colleague, donating his “hero bonus”, which had been awarded as a way of thanking him for his work on the frontline amidst the pandemic.
We didn’t just have mhs colleagues contributing to our efforts, with Customer Team Manager Claire Carter’s son Rob, banking £250 with his virtual “Route 66 Challenge”. Starting last year and with just a treadmill and his legs, Rob aims to cover a staggering 2,220 miles all in aid of CALM and in memory of his late father.
September saw our Chief Executive Ash take to the water to complete his incredible 18-mile swim across Ullswater and Windermere. Ash was in the water for a total of 14 hours across four days - a truly impressive achievement, matched by an equally impressive £6,067.50 raised!
The following month, team mhs banded together to take part in the “Lost Hours Walk” – an activity set up by CALM to raise funds and awareness for suicide. Despite not taking on the challenge with CALM physically, together our colleagues walked a fantastic 164.1 miles and with our Leadership Team adding £2 to every mile we walked, we contributed over £8,000 to CALM’s total of £267,000 – their target was £30,000!
To end the year, Customer Liaison Officer Ann-Marie Stedman suggested that each colleague receive £10 to donate to one of three charities, in lieu of our usual Christmas party which had been cancelled due to coronavirus. CALM was of course one of these charities and received £1,070 as a result of this lovely idea from Ann-Marie.
These are just a few of the many who contributed to this great cause, so a huge well done to everyone involved in last year’s CALM fundraising. To raise over £21,000 is a fantastic achievement, especially in such difficult circumstances!
Our fundraising chart at Broadside