Industry rallies behind Ben charity
Automotive charity Ben has announced that its 10-day virtual active challenge, Breakout for Ben, has raised just under £159,000.
Ben invited the whole automotive industry to Breakout for Ben in February and a total of 986 people took part. They walked, ran, cycled and exercised their way to complete over 80,000 miles collectively to raise much-needed funds for the charity.
The Breakout for Ben competition winners: Furthest in the first 24 hours: Mann Island Finance, 2Fit2Quit – 802.2 miles; Furthest individual on bike: Chris Minter, Kent go any Further – 1,042 miles; Furthest individual running: Richard Brown, Life in the Quick Lane – 200.9 miles; Furthest individual walking: Alexandra Horne, Paco’s Pack – 232.5 miles; Best team name: Cirque Du Sore Legs, Aston Barclay; Best social media post: The Chequered Flaggers; Best fancy dress: Toby, Chris and Ben, Chandlers Hailsham BMW Mini @Group 1; Largest corporate participation: TrustFord – 277 participants; First team to complete the challenge: Mann Island Finance, 2Fit2Quit – completed in 4.5 days; Most raised by an individual (so far): Richard Morgan, Legs Miserable – £4,825; Most raised by a team (so far): Bridgland too far @Group 1 – £11,600.
Matt Wigginton, fundraising director at Ben, said: “Breakout for Ben has been incredible. We’ve been completely blown away by everyone’s determination, both individually and collectively in teams. Congratulations to all our competition winners and a massive thank you to everyone who took part and donated.”
