Monmouthshire Building Society Launches Fundraising Challenges for St David’s Hospice Care

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Monmouthshire Building Society has launched a series of challenges in support of its charity partner St David’s Hospice Care.

Teams from across the organisation will compete against one another in a bid to surpass their fundraising target. The fundraising initiative forms part of the Society’s year-long charity partnership with St David’s Hospice Care and will see colleagues take part in a Dragon Boat Race and the South Wales Three Peaks Challenge.

The first event will see the “Mon BS Savings Slayers” team take part in the hospice’s Dragon Boat Race at Llandegfedd Lake on 27 June. The team, made up of employees from departments across the business, will compete in a 250m race with prizes awarded for race performance, team spirit and best dressed crew.

Participants include Adam Grey, Beata Michaliszyn-Wasiak, Clare Brown, Gareth Downward, Hristina Winstanley, Katalin Klein, Kristy Maloney, Marli Miller, Mat Llewelyn, Mel Barts and Richard Connor, with the team aiming to raise £1,000 for the charity.

In July, a second team made up of senior leadership and executive team members will take on the South Wales Three Peaks Challenge. Will Carroll, Julian Bill, Martyn Jenkins and Richard Thomas will walk Pen y Fan, Sugarloaf and Twmbarlwn within 10 hours, supported by Iestyn Evans, with a fundraising target of £800.

Kristy Maloney, Head of Savings at Monmouthshire Building Society and a member of the Dragon Boat team, said: “We have had such a great time preparing and training for the Dragon Boat Race and it’s so wonderful to get different people from around the Society to take part in these challenges.

“Adding a bit of internal competition, has also helped with our fundraising efforts. It’s been such great fun seeing the Peaks team doing all they can to drum up donations – while we do the same for our challenge. It’s all for a wonderful cause, so let the donating commence.”