As we near the end of 2019, we thought this would be the perfect time to roundup our fundraising activities from throughout the year, which have all been held in support of our charity partner Help for Heroes.
At the start of the year Peter Fletcher, Divisional Sales Director - Polypipe Residential Systems, collected the cheque from First Event UK from monies raised during a Polypipe trip to Saigon for customers.
Following this, towards the end of January, Help for Heroes launched their #CutTheClock campaign which aimed to ask the nation to call time on the Stigma holding veterans back from getting the help that they need. There was a big social media push on this with their kick-off event seeing their logo's beamed onto the Tower of London and we were happy to support this accross our social media channels.
Throughout the entirety of 2019, we have continued to donate 79p from the sale of each of our WP46 bottle trap to Help for Heroes.
In March, Regional Sales Manager Gary Foord got the final figures raised from the 2018 Annency Challenge which he took part in along with a team from Wolseley UK.
In May, we were on hand to support Help for Heroes with their fundraising at the Doncaster leg of Le Tour De Yorkshire. It was a great morning with their team and other Help for Heroes fundraisers, and fantastic to see Doncaster host the start of Stage One of the now-annual race.
The end of May saw our Underfloor Heating technical office start their training for the Simply Health Great North Run. Dubbed ‘The Polypipe Wolf Pack’ the team raised a fantastic £1233.79 for the charity.
In June it was time for a Polypipe favourite… Bake for Heroes. Staff across our 3 Doncaster sites got firmly on board baking some tasty treats.
July and August saw Polypipe Charity golf days taking place at Bishop Auckland and Glenbervie Golf Club with merchant staff and customers in attendance.
August also saw some trade events promoting our traps range to customers, including of course the Help for Heroes endorsed WP46.
The start of September meant it was time for the 21st Annual Polypipe Regatta held at Port Solent in Portsmouth. The annual event saw some Help for Heroes beneficiaries attend once again with around £8000 raised from the event.
It was inspiring to hear from Jon Giemza-Pipe at the event who is a Help for Heroes Ambassador. He spoke to attendees about his recovery and experiences with the charity.
October saw Regional Sales Manager Gary Foord set off on another Challenge Adventure Charities Challenge – this time cycling to Mont Ventoux in France. The team covered 620 miles during the challenge raising £2353 for Help for Heroes.
In November we were proud to support the Help for Heroes 40,000 strong campaign. Each figure from the campaign represents one of almost 40,000 people who’ve been discharged from the military for medical reasons in the last twenty years. Donations from the campaign allow Help for Heroes to help real-life wounded veterans, whose lives have been derailed by injury, to stand strong.
Finally, in December, when we were putting together our annual Christmas giveaways for social media, Help for Heroes seemed like a brilliant choice for merchandise to include. Bundles were put together with a Help for Heroes Calendar and Mug, meaning a donation had been made to the Help for Heroes store online in the name of our winners, with all profits going to Help for Heroes.
Polypipe Building Products are very proud to support Help for Heroes and look forward to our fundraising efforts in 2020!