Step forward to help Marie Curie
Staff from a leading apprenticeship providers are encouraging the businesses they work with to join them virtually to walk the 291-mile Cambrian Way Path for charity.
Cambrian Training, which has offices in Welshpool, Llanelli, Builth Wells, Holyhead and Colwyn Bay, launched the company’s 2021 fundraising challenge for Marie Curie on Monday, which was St David’s Day.
It says that the choice of St David’s Day is particularly fitting as it’s the day when Welsh people celebrate their patron saint by wearing a daffodil, which is also the emblem of Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end of life charity which provides frontline nursing and hospice care and a free support line.
The Cambrian Way Path stretches from Cardiff to Conwy, crossing the Cambrian Mountains, after which Cambrian Training is named.
The company’s employees are all putting on their walking boots to contribute towards reaching the target and are hoping that the apprentices and businesses they work with will also chip in.
Those taking part can secure sponsorship and record the miles they walk or donate to a fundraising page – justgiving.com/fundraising/cambriantraining – to benefit Marie Curie, which has seen fundraising hit by the pandemic.
“Ideally, we would like the businesses and apprentices we work with to join us by committing to do a section of the walk virtually and create some friendly competition,” said Katy Godsell, Cambrian Training’s marketing manager.
“The more miles we walk, the more money we will raise for Marie Curie, which is a fantastic charity that touches the lives of so many people in Wales and needs public support more than ever,” she added.
Other fundraising events and activities for Marie Curie are planned by the company throughout 2021.
Cambrian Training specialises in the delivery of apprenticeships and employability opportunities across a range of industries pan-Wales.
