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Hays employees in London City take on Tough Mudder challenge to raise over £5,400 for Action for Children

A team of 39 brave employees from Hays London City recently tackled a Tough Mudder challenge in support of Action for Children, Hays charity partner.

The team battled through 13 obstacles across five miles that included a 15ft tall quarter pipe, a barbed low crawl through mud ending with a 5ft drop into a pool of water, and a quagmire to crawl through.

All of the team made it through to the finish line, and have so far raised over £5,400. The Tough Mudder comes after a number of Hays employees have organised various activities to support Action for Children including Simon Winfield, Regional Managing Director of Hays West & Wales who ran the London Marathon, a number of offices who have hosted quiz events, and a five-a-side football tournament hosted for the FinTech community in London.

Mark Staniland, Regional Managing Director of Hays London City, commented: “Thank you to the whole team for a great effort, the team work and camaraderie was fantastic. We are really pleased to have raised a great amount so far for our charity partner.”

Michael Jones, Head of Internal Recruitment and Training, commented: “I have never done anything like Tough Mudder before so I felt a real sense of pride and achievement in completing it! If anyone’s thinking of doing something similar my advice is be brave and do it!”

Victoria Parry, Senior Corporate Fundraiser at Action for Children commented: “We are incredibly grateful to Hays colleagues for their kind and generous support. The funds raised will enable Action for Children to run a crucially important employability programme for some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK, supporting our ambition to ensure that any child who needs help gets help.”

As part of the charity partnership, staff from Hays offices across the country will undertake a number of fundraising activities throughout the next twelve months to fund an employability programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds struggling to get their foot on the work ladder.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Hays .