At their presentation ceremony this evening, Basildon and Billericay MP John Baron, along with other trustees of the Fun Walk Trust, awarded bonus pot cheques to all those charities and good causes which took part in this year’s Fun Walk, which took place at Barleylands Farm on 22 May.
Because of the generosity of corporate and individual sponsors, each project receives a bonus over and above what they raise themselves in sponsorship on the day. In this year’s walk, for every £100 raised by projects in sponsorship, the bonus pot is adding a further £53. The total monies raised both by the projects and bonus pot sponsors came to £110,000 – a new record and up 10% on last year. Nearly 100 projects in total benefitted from this year’s Walk, including Phoenix FM, who had a team of presenters present.
The presentation was held at Anisha Grange Care Home, Outwood Common Road, Billericay. John said:
“The 2016 Fun Walk has been a huge success and our bonus pot sponsors have been integral to that success. Our thanks go to Swan Housing Association, c2c Rail, Butyl Products Ltd, Abellio Greater Anglia, Hallmark Care Homes, Private Ambulance Service Ltd, IFE Global Logistics, Leonardo (formally Selex ES), Mr Barrie Stone and others.
“Our thanks also go to Barleylands Farm for hosting the Walk and to Hallmark Care Homes for hosting the presentation evening, to our family of volunteers for organising and running the event, and to the many others who have helped including our marshals and accountants Hunt Smee and Co.
“Many people and good causes less fortunate than ourselves will benefit from everyone’s generosity. It’s been a great team effort. Next year’s walk will take place on 21st May 2017- again at Barleylands Farm. All are welcome.”