Optical support team takes on obstacle challenge for cancer charity
Colleagues from Specsavers’ support office in Nottingham have kicked off their fundraising for their nominated charity, PASIC Cancer Support for Children, after raising more than £11,000 to date by taking on Tough Mudder.
As the newly chosen charity that Cirrus House will be supporting in 2025, a team of 30 took on the 10-mile course at Belvoir Castle in Grantham earlier this month. Battling more than 20 obstacles, copious amounts of mud and cold water, the team has surpassed their fundraising target.
Stuart Green, head of commercial finance FP&A at Cirrus House, who was part of the team, comments; ‘A group of us took on the five-mile Tough Mudder course last year, so we wanted to push ourselves and take on a bigger challenge this time round. It was really tough, to say the least, but it was also great fun, and we all encouraged and helped each other to make sure we all crossed the finish line.
‘It was our aim to raise £10,000. We’re so happy to have exceeded that and there’s still time to show your support, so if you can, we’d be really grateful for any donations. It’s brilliant that we’ve had such a great start to our fundraising. We’re hoping to raise as much as we can for the charity thatprovides essential practical, emotional, and financial support to hundreds of families facing childhood cancer in the East Midlands.’
If you’d like to support the team with a donation, head to: https://www.justgiving.com/team/john-forster-3
Cirrus House is one of three Specsavers support offices, alongside offices in Guernsey and Southampton. It houses the Specsavers contact centre team, alongside employees from a range of other Specsavers departments including contact lenses, finance and corporate eyecare.