A team of office workers in Colwick have stepped up to the challenge of each hitting a target of walking 10,000 steps a day in a bid to raise cash for a leading cancer charity.
Staff at Chapelle Jewellery, which has its head office on Colwick Quays Business Park, have just three weeks to achieve the number of steps it would take to carry out a tour all their stores across the UK – a total of 1660 miles.
Sarah Callaway, who is the firm’s e-commerce manager, said: “Chapelle Jewellery partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support last year and have undertaken various charity events from half marathons to cake sales and a swim-a-thon.
“This year the Chapelle Jewellery head office team have set themselves the challenge of walking 10,000 steps a day each over three weeks and complete enough steps to take a tour of all of our stores in the UK.
“The planned 1660-mile virtual route starts at their newest, and most Southern store – Gunwharf Quays and would see us visit each store in turn to end at the Livingston branch. The team’s steps will add up to complete this mammoth walk.
She added: “Being desk-based, it’s been quite a challenge to rack up 10,000 steps a day each and it’s been a real team effort. Many of the team are going to great lengths to ensure they hit the steps.
One of the team, Mark, has been walking four miles to work each day and some days he’s been walking back too and has been racking up an average of 17,000 steps a day. Georgia struggles to clock the steps up during work, but that hasn’t stopped her, she goes home, gets her dad and the dogs and sets off on what is quite often a two-hour walk. Sarah’s been boosting her steps by dancing around the kitchen as she’s making the tea, or whilst watching Emmerdale. And Pete has been walking his elderly neighbours dog, he bought an activity tracker and a treadmill
The Chapelle Jewellery head office team are now at the start of week three and have already raised in excess of £1300 for Macmillan Cancer Support and are determined to continue to raise funds for this important charity.
You can back the team’s bid by visiting their JustGiving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/chapelle-jewellery-march
You can read more about the team’s progress on this blog: https://www.chapelle.co.uk/news/chapelle-jewellery-head-office-team-march-macmillan
