Lockdown can't stop Derbyshire company staff setting a fundraising redord

The coronavirus outbreak has not stopped staff at a Derbyshire company from running, baking and quizzing their way to raising a record-breaking sum of money for the firm’s chosen charity.
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Employees at Lubrizol, in Hazelwood near Belper, have collected a total of £18,396 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) by organising and supporting a series of activities over the past two years, including a golf day, a retro gaming event and a 120-kilometre rowing machine challenge as fund-raising events had to move indoors.

Staff were able to keep fit during lockdown by tackling the MyMarathon sponsored challenge and around 300 Lubrizol colleagues collectively ran or walked more than 1,600 miles over a month.

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Business manager David Boyes managed an impressive five marathons during the month – covering a distance of 147.5 miles.

The MyMarathon squad did 1,600 miles in a month between them. Photo: Andy ShortThe MyMarathon squad did 1,600 miles in a month between them. Photo: Andy Short
The MyMarathon squad did 1,600 miles in a month between them. Photo: Andy Short

Ten staff also took on an Atlantic Challenge, working alongside their colleagues in America to cover a distance of 3,646 miles, representing the distance between Hazelwood and Lubrizol’s office in Cleveland, Ohio.Paula Scaife, Derbyshire fundraising manager for the BHF, said: “We are incredibly grateful to everyone at Lubrizol who threw themselves into fundraising, despite lockdown, and it was great to see so many people getting involved.”

Tom Grazier, from Lubrizol's charities and community committee, added: “Our staff have proven to be extremely prolific fundraisers over the past few years and they have excelled themselves once again by collecting such a remarkable total.”​​​​​​​