Following an afternoon of challenges, games and laughs, companies across the North West excelled at Torus Foundation’s Retro Sports Day and raise an outstanding £6,500!

This was a fantastic start to the Foundation’s first corporate fundraiser and money raised has enabled Torus Foundation to welcome more young people to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Award and to enhance important SEND (Special Education Needs and Disability) sessions at FireFit Youth and Community Hub.

Thanks to the event sponsors; Accountable Recruitment, Paddock Johnson, Markhams, Steven Hunt and Associates and Sutcliffe, the Retro Sports Day event attracted over 100 people to FireFit. Each participant hoping to leave with a victory or at least survive the final inflatable challenge!

We were also delighted to be joined by special guests High Sheriff of Merseyside, Ms L C Martin-Wright JP DL, British Boxer Natasha Jonas, St Helen’s Rugby star Tara Jones and Children’s Rights Advocate and Author Paul Walmsley.

The High Sheriff helped start the day with an encouraging pep talk and thanked participants for their dedication to make a difference to others. Natasha was over the moon to see businesses keen to raise money for young people from her local community and Tara, as always, got stuck in and joined HMS and other teams in some of the challenges.

It was also a great opportunity to showcase FireFit Youth and Community Hub’s facilities.

If you are interested in finding out how you or a company you work with could help us to enhance the support taking place throughout communities across the North West, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Drop us an email at partnerships@torusfoundation.org.uk ;or call 0300 123 5809 and ask to speak to Fundraising.