by Arash Hekmat
Motorhome maker Auto-Trail has announced that it raised £5,200 in 2011 for Help for Heroes, after the charity was chosen by its employees to receive the donations and funds.
Among the fundraising events undertaken last year were the Coast to Coast Challenge, which saw employees cycle from Whitehaven on the west coast to Sunderland on the eastern side of the country over two days.
Staff at the company, which produces Tracker, Apache and Frontier motorhomes, also completed the National Three Peaks challenge, scaling Scafell Pike in England, Snowdon in Wales and Ben Nevis in Scotland, all within 24 hours.
Other events included an annual golf tournament for staff and suppliers, factory open days and tours for customers.
In the past five years, Auto-Trail has raised some £21,000 for a selection of charities including Cancer Research UK, Huntington’s Disease, St Andrew’s Children’s Hospital and When You Wish Upon a Star.
The company has already chosen its charity for 2012, selecting Women’s Aid, North East Lincolnshire.
