Please support our Yorkshire Day charity spinathon
The teams at all seven YGC centres will take to two wheels on Yorkshire Day to raise funds for our charity of the year.
Static bikes will be in the checkout areas at Tong, Tingley, Otley, Bingley, Pennine and Dean’s York and Scarborough on 1st August as we continue our fundraising for Martin House Children’s Hospice.
The initiative has been organised by our People and Culture team. Group People and Culture manager, Steph Harrison, said: “The idea is that we can come together as a full group team, on Yorkshire Day, to raise funds with our customers for a fabulous Yorkshire cause. This is a great opportunity for every centre to get involved, raise awareness, and have some fun while helping out a wonderful charity.
“Team members will collectively cover the distance from their respective garden centres to Martin House’s base at Boston Spa near Wetherby on static bikes. The longest distance is from Dean’s Scarborough at 68 miles, and the shortest distance is from Otley at 16 miles. It will be a tough challenge, but we’re really looking forward to it.”
The spinathon is the latest in a series of fundraising initiatives to help us reach our £30,000 target for the independent charity that cares for babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions from across West, North and East Yorkshire. Our recently launched ‘Pennies’ initiative has raised over £11,000, and a cycle ride organised by MD, Mark Farnsworth, raised over £5,000 towards the total, so we’re well on the way to hitting our target.
We hope that you can join us in store on Yorkshire Day.
