Team HACS take on the Yorkshire Marathon Relay
On Sunday 20th October, two teams from HACS took on the 26.2mile Yorkshire Marathon as a relay. Running legs ranging from 3 - 6.1miles, both teams completed the course in just under 4 hours, raising £6,552.50 (including Gift Aid) for Saint Michael's Hospice.
HACS Runners: Mark Teasdale, Carolyn Teasdale, Stuart Gandy, Eddie Ashworth, Colin Green, Ash Wilson, Amelia DuBoulay, Rachel Hughes, Giles White, Matt Roe, Dean Lloyd & Greg Smallwood.
Well done to all the runners who took on the challenge on a rainy Sunday in York. Despite the conditions the teams gave it their best shot and managed to finish in positions 26 & 27 with just over a minute between each other. 3hr 58minutes for Team 1 and 3 hr 59 mins for Team 2.
We would like to thank all of our employees, clients, suppliers and friends who donated to the cause. We were thrilled to raise another 6k for the local charity, Saint Michael's Hospice. The HACS Group has been Patrons of the Hospice for many years and donate an annual yearly contributed but this additional funding could help provide 258 hours of nursing on their inpatient unit, cover food costs on their inpatient unit for 45 days or enable their HOME service to travel over 721 miles to deliver vital care at patients’ homes.
At the start of 2024 we set out to increase our annual £12k contribution to Saint Michael's Hospice, we aimed to reach closer to £19k as we learnt this was the total running cost for the centre for just 1 day - thanks to all involved we are pretty much there!
