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Two local businesses raise over £6,000 for Dove House in one weekend

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VUBA has raised an impressive £6,096, with Sowdens contributing £1,360 in support of their 6-month challenge for Dove House Hospice.

2022 is going to be a big year of celebrations for Sowden & Sowden as they triumph their 40th year in business. As part of this celebration, the Marketing Agency found an opportune moment to give back when their client, VUBA Resin Products, invited them to take part in their challenge to fundraise £10,000 for Dove House Hospice. The 6-month challenge sees the team take on a range of demanding fundraising activities from Feb – July 2022 including the Lake Garda Half Marathon, Barcelona Marathon, a 10,000 ft Freefall Skydive and Tough Mudder.

VUBA launched their first fundraising initiative this weekend on Saturday 12th February. The Three Peaks trek saw the team reach the summits of Pen-y-ghent (2,276ft), Whernside (2,415ft) and Ingleborough (2,372ft) in under 12 hours. 

Setting off at 5.30am the team of 13 set off in challenging weather conditions, enduring gale force winds, sleet and rain making the terrain much more difficult to navigate. This meant it was not just physically challenging but also mentally, making it harder to power through with no shelter or respite – however, the team worked together and battled through to complete the walk in 11 hours.

Vuba have already raised over half of their fundraising goal, banking up £6,096 of
the overall target of £10,000 from 216 supporters, including contributions of £1,360 from Sowdens Sponsorship, contributing 22% of the monies raised to date and 12% of the overall target.  

Dove House has relied entirely on donations for over 40 years. Many have experienced the amazing care of Dove House Hospice, who provide outstanding community care for patients with life limiting illnesses. Crucial donations and support enable the charity to continue to offer specialist 24/7 care and that’s why Vuba and Sowdens believe this is a very worthy cause.

Sean Scott, Managing Director, VUBA commented “We have a huge year ahead of us, expanding internationally and growing our team to 30 members. During this growth it’s important our core values remain the same, and now more than ever we galvanize our team and campaign those values to new members of staff. And that is why we have created this 6-month campaign.

“I believe it is important that 100% of the proceeds go to charity, which is why we’re covering all expenses associated with each of the events. The programme of events are also giving my team some amazing experiences in the UK and across Europe. The Yorkshire Three Peaks was incredibly challenging in very cold and rainy conditions, but the spirit, determination and comradery was incredible, and we all agreed we wouldn’t have been able to finish without the team unit.”

Polly Sowden, Director, Sowden & Sowden commented “During our 40 years in business, Dove House Hospice has always been a firm favourite for fundraising, credit to all that were involved including Beth and Sami from the Sowdens team.

“Relationships are vital in business, in and out of the office, and this is far from the first time we’ve worked together at breaking boundaries. As VUBA’s digital marketing agency, we’re proud to have been part of their journey of exponential growth and their epic rise as entrepreneurial market leaders in resin bound surfacing, decorative stone binders and epoxy craft resin. We’ve helped to launch and build their portfolio of brands across the UK and around the world for the past 3 years and look forward to what the future holds.

“On behalf of everyone at Sowdens, VUBA and Dove House Hospice, thank you to all of those who supported and donated to such a worthy cause.”

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