Hotel adds Heart and Sole to CHUF charity run

An award winning Newcastle hotel has joined forces with the CHUF Heart & Sole Run, today confirming their event sponsorship.

Hotel Indigo and the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse are the first corporate organisation to support the charity event which takes place on Fathers Day, Sunday 15 June.

All proceeds from the event will go to the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF) to provide better facilities and equipment at the Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle who are a Centre for Excellence in children’s heart surgery.

The run will start and finish in the Paddy Freeman Fields, in Heaton via Jesmond Dene. Three different distance runs will take place on the day for different abilities, 1.5km, 5km and 10km.

General manager, Paul Borg said: “Hotel Indigo and the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse are thrilled to be the official hotel sponsor for the CHUF Heart & Sole Run.

“It is a terrific event for the region and a number of our staff and their families are already committed to running one of the three distances.

“We are renowned for our exceptional service and as a close-knit team look forward to supporting the event in the build up to the run and the day itself. CHUF are a hard working local charity that we wish to champion as a business.”

Paul Borg, who is a keen rugby fan has pledged to run the 10km distance and will be joined by a team of staff from the hotel from chefs to receptionists, sales managers and housekeepers.

A dedicated team from Hotel Indigo will be available on the day for visitors to chat to within the race village on Paddy Freeman Fields and Paul Borg has also secured prizes from other Hotel Indigo across the UK including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham and London.

A specially discounted overnight rate has been offered to anyone taking part in the race.

CHUF trustee and Heart & Sole Run organiser, Ivan Hollingsworth, said: “We’re completely overwhelmed with the depth of support Hotel Indigo is offering. They have understood what we are trying to achieve and have fully supported our own plans on making this a fun, inclusive day for all the family, whilst also raising much needed funds for CHUF.

“The extra touches they are bringing will only add to an amazing race day experience. We are delighted to have Hotel Indigo on board as our official hotel sponsor.”

All proceeds from the event will be going to CHUF who support the Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital. It is one of only two centres in the UK offering paediatric heart transplant and bridge to transplant, with transplant numbers increasing to the point where the unit now provides almost half of the UK’s paediatric transplants.

A number of additional corporate partnerships and sponsorship opportunities are still available for any business wishing to support the Heart and Sole Run. To register for the run as a participant or for further information please log on to www.chufheartandsole.co.uk. Follow news on twitter at @CHUFofficial and the event twitter @CHUFheartsole.

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