# Two banks' employees raise £100,000 for the British Heart Foundation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/08/29/two-banks039-employees-raise-100000-british-heart-foundation/
- Published: 2005-08-29T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Employees at Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank have raised £100,000 in just eight
months for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
The banks launched their first Charity
Partnership in January this year, each making a £20,000 donation to the cause. All
funds raised by employees since the launch have been matched £1 for £1 by the banks.

The banks held a number of fundraising events, including a ‘wear something red’ 
day on Valentine’s Day and a ‘wear something red on your head’ day during the BHF’s
Help a Heart Week in June. Also among the activities that week was a ‘Departmental
Triathlon’ where competitors cycled, swam and ran or walked a total of 874 miles.

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