HAVING A PAINT BALL: Students take part in 5km colour run
Participants faced a pelting in hospice fundraiser
MORE than 200 runners at Brunel University were pelted in paint during a 5km colour run, in aid of Northwoodbased Michael Sobell Hospice.
University students and local supporters joined in with the # Col o u rd as h c h a l l e n g e, along with teams from local businesses.
One team included Uxbridge-based Gibbs Gillespie, one of the top fundraisers for the event, which raised £700 in sponsorship, with Brunel-based Carole Mullins raising a further £493.
Entrants were pelted with paint from head-totoe as they whizzed around the on-campus course, passing g through four ‘colourr stations’ locatedd along the route, , manned by enthusiastic paintthrow ing volunteers.
Sam Heggie, PR and marketing manager at Michael Sobell Hospice, said: “Thank you to everyone who took part, or who volunteered on the day – we hope you all enjoyed it.
“If every participant can now do a lastminute push to get sponsorship money in to us, this will really make a difference to our overall fundraising target and, in turn, help support local people when they need it most.”
Michael Sobell Hospice needs to raise more than £1.6million this year to ensure the future funding of hospice care in the local area.
For more information, visit their website at www.michael sobellhospice.co.uk.