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Corporate Responsibility autumn 2009


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Staff fundraising

£Over £5,000 match-funding of staff initiatives by British Land
starOur employees have collectively run 200 miles to raise money

Staff fundraising

Left to right: Claire Lancashire, Colleen Macallan, Johannah Cox and Alison King, who together raised the most money in this year's Barts and the London Charity 10km Race

Our Head Office team has already raised £12,500 for good causes so far this year, thanks to their efforts and match-funding by British Land.

 

In October, eight British Land staff participated in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, running 13.1 miles through four Royal Parks to raise £5,500 in aid of Brainstrust, Help For Heroes, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Right To Play and the Salvation Army. Nick Bates, Michael Beeman, Katharine Harper, Danny Jones, Colleen Macallan, Aysha Marshall, Matt Stubberfield and Simon Wood all successfully completed the race.

“We support the efforts of our staff to raise money and awareness for good causes. If there is a charity that you would particularly like to support, British Land may be able to provide match-funding. We invite you to get in touch to discuss how we could help.”

- Assistant to the Business Group at British Land, Joanne Hammond
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One of our fundraising teams, the British Land Charity Chasers, ran 10km to raise over £3,500 for London hospitals. Paul Bartlett and Jonathan Rae participated in the Ashford 10km race, raising over £2,000 for Macmillan Cancer Research. Hiten Shah is nearly half way to his target of raising £10,000 for The Stroke Association by running 100 miles before next April.

On 2nd October, members of our Head Office team and many of our occupiers’ employees at York House wore jeans to the office, raising over £1,500 in aid of Jeans for Genes. This national charity provides support for children and families affected by genetic disorders, as well as funding vital research into causes and potential cures.

Later in October, our Head Office team and occupiers’ employees also supported Suit into Loot Week, donating 39 kilograms of good quality, unwanted clothing and shoes. These are now being sold in TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) charity shops, raising funds to help needy youngsters overseas.

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