Four colleagues work together to raise money for a charity which is close to their hearts.
Will Stone, 25, a surveyor from Brixton and 3 of his colleagues have completed the One Million Step challenge for Diabetes UK. They have all enjoyed working together as a team as well as individually to help fundraise and create awareness for Diabetes UK, as they each have close friends or family who are suffering from diabetes. Andrew Shepard, one of the colleagues has said: “Everyone in the team has their own experience of how diabetes can affect our loved ones and ourselves.”
Diabetes is the most devastating and fastest growing health crisis of our time, affecting more people now than any other serious health condition in the UK before. It affected more people than dementia and cancer combined. There is currently no known cure for any type of diabetes.
Diabetes UK have been asking people to step out of their comfort zone and complete 1 millions steps over the course of 3 months ending in September and encourage people to get sponsored for every stride. Diabetes is a condition where there is too little or too much glucose to the point where the body can’t function properly.
Andrea Baganz-Pritchard, Diabetes UK Fundraising Manager, said: “We’re really grateful to the team at AS Retail for supporting our work to fund ground-breaking research, care services and campaigns that can change the lives of those living with diabetes. The One Million Step Challenge is perfect if you want to take steps towards a healthier you.”