Charlotte Romer, Managing Consultant of the Bury St Edmunds branch, celebrated 20 years working with Hales Group.

To celebrate this significant milestone, the Consultants in the Bury St Edmunds branch of Hales Jobs organised a surprise charity fundraising event in May for a cause close to Charlotte’s heart – Psoriasis Association.

During the month of May, they embarked on the challenge to walk a total of 2 million steps to raise money for Psoriasis Association, a charity that offers support to people affected by psoriasis in the UK. To find out more about Psoriasis Association, click here.

Alongside the steps challenge, the branch also organised a raffle to raise money, with prizes generously donated by Travis Perkins (a Makita UK Drill worth £300) and Paus (a £40 voucher to use at their spa).

By the end of May, the Bury branch surpassed their goal, walking an amazing total of 2,143,063 steps and raising a staggering £611.00.

When asked about what their fundraising efforts meant to her, Charlotte stated“I honestly cannot thank my team enough for their dedication and commitment backing this amazing cause! Organising the 2 million step challenge, raffle, and prizes, on top of all of the late nights and early mornings getting their steps in, they have all been dedicated to the cause! And most importantly working as a true TEAM to hit our milestone!”

“Supporting a charity that means so much to me and affects so many people on a daily basis, however, isn’t very well known or discussed, has been amazing.”

When asked about how they thought their month went, the Bury St Edmunds team (Alice Crowther, Chloe Bailey, Keeley Bird, and Zarah Karlsson) commented“We are over the moon with how the month went! Our target was to achieve 2 million steps as a team throughout the month of May, and some days were certainly tougher than others! We can proudly say we achieved 2,143,063 steps! During this month, we took the opportunity to spread awareness of Psoriasis and get people talking which was something we really wanted to achieve.” 

“We hope that the money we have raised and the conversations we’ve started helps people gain a better understanding and help fund the important research they do as a charity.”

To learn more about the Bury team’s fundraising efforts or to donate to this cause, please click here to visit their fundraising page.

We want to applaud the Bury St Edmunds team for their incredible commitment and passion for supporting such an important cause.

Hales Group Charity Work

Hales Group are committed to working with charities to give something back, and have recently raised money for MIND, Dog’s Trust, EACH, Cancer Research, and Macmillan Cancer Support.

We focus on fundraising efforts that can go towards making a difference to communities and the individuals within them. View our previous charity events here.