The charity sector is £10,000 richer after members of HBPW took part in one of the country’s longest established swimathons.
The Rotary Club of Retford’s annual event, now in its 29th year, took place at Retford Leisure Centre in Nottinghamshire where 28 teams and some 300 swimmers donned their trunks and swimming costumes in the name of charity!
Numerous teams from a variety of corporate, charity and community organisations, took to the water in rotation, completing 10-12 minutes swimming each, the entire event lasting most of the day.
Forty percent of the total money raised will go to the Club’s chosen charity, Guide Dogs, with the remaining 60% being donated to local charities and organisations chosen by the participating teams. Beneficiaries include Motor Neurone Disease, Sport Relief, Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice and Rotherham Hospice.
HBPW Managing Partner, Paul Withers, who, as a former Rotary President swam for the Rotary Club of Retford team, said: “This continues to be an amazing event which raises so much money for charity. I am extremely proud of the HBPW team who did a sterling job, team members again raising over £1200 for charity in their own right!
