Twilight Runway Challenge raises £3000 for the Vine Day Centre
The runway at Farnborough Airport was the setting for a
unique event on the evening of Saturday 19 May 2012. Instead of the
customary jets, nearly 150 runners of all ages and abilities took
to the airstrip to raise funds to support the Vine Day Centre, a
homeless charity based in Rushmoor.
This spectacular event was the brainchild of staff from TAG
Farnborough Airport and Farnborough Sixth Form College: a Twilight
Runway Challenge which attracted over 200 people - local employees,
students, family and friends - to support the challengers who all
took part to support a local charity.
The event, which organisers hope will become a firm annual
fixture in future years, raised over £3,000. It was organised as
part of a commitment by many Rushmoor based organisations to work
together with The Community Matters Partnership: a collective of
local organisations promoting development of the local
community.
Matthew Rees won the 5k challenge in an impressive time of 17
minutes, with William Hopkins completing the 3k challenge in 12
minutes. A number of participants completed the race in fancy
dress: Lucy Magri-Overend and Amara Ogidi completed the 3K circuit
as a three legged mix of a cow and a nun, whilst others used roller
blades to skate along the tarmac. Nila Cutlan and Alexandra Johnson
even completed the 5K circuit three legged!
Elaine Turner, Marketing and Events Manager who worked with
Christine Eustace at the College to organise the event said "We
were proud to be leading an event which brought together the local
community to benefit a worth-while charity."
Tracy Marlow, MD of Community Matters said, "This is another
great example of how brilliant local organisations are working in
partnership to provide support to the local community. Both TAG and
the Sixth Form College put hours into organising this event which
was enjoyed by all who took part."
Simon Jarvis, Principal of the College added, "We were
pleased to work in partnership with TAG to put on such a fantastic
fundraising event. Our staff and students really enjoy getting
involved in worthwhile events - and how many opportunities would
you get to run down an airstrip without being chased by a
jet!"
Visit our facebook page www.facebook.com/communitymatters1 to view the pictures from this event.
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