On the morning of Saturday 19
October, a team of nine people from Shell took part in the Richmond Riverside
10K for ReachOut. The race saw runners sprinting along the banks of the Thames
between Kingston and Richmond, the route of which took runners through the beautiful,
rural surroundings of south west London.
Even though the skies were grey
and grim, our brilliant runners were cheerful from the start to the finish line
(though within seconds of the words ‘On Your Marks, Get Set, GO!’ they were all
caked with mud from the soggy track!)
Several ReachOut staff as well as
colleagues from Shell came down to Richmond to cheer on the runners as they
sprinted by. Waving and clapping, the onlookers gave the runners an added boost
and stayed to meet them all at the end with bottles of water and packets of
biscuits to help them replenish all of the energy spent racing each other to
the finish!
Between them, our runners raised
a fantastic £1,553.73 for ReachOut, hugely impressive given that
they only started fundraising two weeks before the event! However, this total is
made all the more impressive when you consider that £100 will pay for the resources to mentor 10 young people at the ReachOut Club, our one-to-one mentoring programme for young people aged 10-11. Very well done, Team Shell!
Liam, Vanisha, Dmitry, Ken,
Allan, Robert, Rich, Alan & Shane – you’re all fantastic! Thank you so much
for all of your hard work and dedication. See you again next year, yeah?
By Luke Ounsworth
If you're interested in taking part in an event for ReachOut please contact luke.ounsworth@reachoutuk.org or visit our website.
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