{"id":657,"date":"2022-07-19T13:14:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T12:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=657"},"modified":"2022-08-09T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T11:34:08","slug":"rapid-team-take-on-new-heights-for-charity-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/rapid-team-take-on-new-heights-for-charity-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid team take on new heights for charity hike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Staff from Rapid Racking are preparing to reach new heights in aid of a children’s charity.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nine employees from Rapid Racking are getting out their walking boots as they prepare to hike up the highest peak in South Wales, Pen-y-Fan, in August, 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organised by Rapid’s Project Coordination Manager, Laura Hoare, and Internal Designer, Macauley Messenger, the group will be taking on the 5-mile challenge in aid of Bliss<\/a>, a UK charity supporting families whose babies are born prematurely or sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On selecting the charity, Laura explained: “Multiple members of the team have had their babies at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital, so we felt it would be a nice local charity to raise money for. It also linked nicely with Jessica\u2019s Bliss fundraiser from Manutan UK.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the charity hike will be the company’s first group outing. Macauley said: “The main inspiration behind the charity hike was mainly to get the Rapid team together and try to achieve something different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is a great chance to raise money for charity and an opportunity to team build along the way.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add an extra challenge for the group, the team have opted to hike up the SAS route of the mountain. Laura explained: “As we are doing the hike on a Saturday, the SAS route will naturally be quieter, but will also be more of a challenge and achievement for the team to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The route also provides a nice circular path for the team, with a gentler walk on the descent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We would like to work together as a team to all reach the summit at once. We’re aiming to get to the top within 1 and a half hours.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macauley added: “We are hoping that we can successfully complete Pen-y-Fan in a good time. Following on from this Laura and I are hoping to organise some bigger active challenges next year for charity, so watch this space!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The team will be embarking on their charity hike on Saturday 13 August, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To donate to Rapid’s fundraiser, and find out more about Bliss, head to the team’s JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/laura-hoare6<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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