Site2Sight 4 SeeAbility
Howard Lake | 8 September 2009 | News
Teams of employees from Unum, one of the UK’s leading income protection insurers, are aiming to raise £15,000 for eye care charity SeeAbility with their Site2Sight Challenge this week.
Around 200 intrepid Unum employees will take part in this three day run/walk challenge that takes in a route spanning Unum’s Bristol, Basingstoke and Dorking offices – covering a total of 158 miles.
Epsom-based SeeAbility, formerly The Royal School for the Blind, provides a wide range of pioneering services for people with a visual impairment and additional disabilities. All funds raised by the Site2Sight Challenge will go towards SeeAbility’s Just 4 You Fund which enables people who use SeeAbility’s services to enjoy a new life experience such as, going on holiday for the first time or taking up a new hobby both of which help build self confidence and wellbeing.
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The Site2Sight Challenge will set off from Unum’s Bristol office on Wednesday September 9th with teams finishing at Pewsey that day. In the second leg Unum’s Basingstoke teams travel from Pewsey to Alton and on Friday 11th Dorking teams will complete the final section of the challenge from Alton to Dorking.
Susan Ring, Unum CEO commented, “I am very proud of our dynamic team at Unum. Volunteering within our local community and fundraising plays an important role in our organisation. We are pleased to be able to create more opportunities for people with disabilities and we are delighted to be helping SeeAbility’s Just 4 You Fund.”
Over the past 3 years, Unum has raised over £120,000 for SeeAbility through a range of innovative fundraising initiatives including Le Jo’G which was a sponsored relay run from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
Jayne McGann, Fundraising and Marketing Director said “We would like to thank everyone at Unum who’s been involved with the Site2Sight Challenge. The proceeds will be going directly to our Just 4 You Fund which builds on SeeAbility’s commitment to giving the people who use our services more opportunities to lead fulfilling lives. We are enormously grateful to Unum for their continued support.”
For more information visit www.seeability.org
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NOTES TO EDITORS
• SeeAbility is the operating name for The Royal School for the Blind, a national charity which has for over 200 years provided support for people who are blind or partially sighted and have additional disabilities.
• SeeAbility offers a wide range of quality residential and community services for people with a visual impairment and additional disabilities. Our aim is to provide each individual with the support they need to develop essential life skills for greater independence and fulfilling life.
• SeeAbility’s eye 2 eye Campaign, a community-based initiative, is improving eye care and vision for people with a learning disability through access to information, specially-adapted sight tests and low-vision support.
• SeeAbility currently operates a range of services in London, Sheffield, Birmingham, Bristol, East Sussex, Hampshire, Devon, Somerset, Surrey and West Sussex.
• SeeAbility is a member of UK Vision Strategy and Eye Health Alliance which promote awareness of and the importance of regular accessible sight tests.
• SeeAbility’s Head Office is based in Epsom, Surrey and for further information call 01372 755000 or go to
www.seeability.org
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.