A special presentation has been held to celebrate the efforts of the team from United Molasses Group who raised over £35,000 for Starlight Children’s Foundation running the London Marathon.
UM handed over a cheque for £35,558 to Starlight’s representatives, Sam Butler, Head of Public Fundraising, and Lottie Ryan, London Marathon and Community Fundraiser Co-ordinator.
The presentation at UM’s London office was followed by celebratory drinks and lunch involving the UM team of runners, supporters and Starlight.
In total, £18,279 was raised via the runners’ JustGiving page with a further £17,279 being donated in match-funding by our generous shareholders, W&R Barnett Ltd, giving the final grand total.
Upon receiving the cheque, Sam from Starlight said: “Wow! That is an incredible amount raised, please pass our thanks on to everyone involved, it really is phenomenal and greatly appreciated.”
The presentation and lunch were a great way to round off a fantastic experience for everyone involved, in particular our dedicated runners - Shaun Smith [UM Group Finance], Mark Few and Simon Markham [Molasses GB], Nigel Jones [Head of Technical & Quality], Jamie Marshall [UM Terminals, Hull East] and UM customer Henry Eastick from Ragus, the sugars and syrups specialist.
Between them, our team achieved times varying from 3 hours 51 minutes to over 6 hours. Many were undertaking their first ever marathon and endured many hours of training and overcame various injuries before reaching the starting line last month.
