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This Sunday, 9th May, 18 skilled Sophos people will take on the challenge of one of Abingdon’s premier events of the calendar year!
That’s right, the following individuals will form the ‘Sophos Knights’ Dragon Boat crew, racing for pride and glory on the River Thames;
Alan Broderick (team captain and ex-pro Dragon Boater!),
Mark Burdett
Jason Wells
Cliff Penton
Ian McDermott
Delphine Iacono
Tomasz Kustrzynski
Shai Gelbaum
Astrid Schulte-Bunert
Jacek Glebocki
Charlie Robson
Donald Tibbetts
Pedro Pinto
Julia Weissmueller
Alan Ford
Tim Twaits
Gareth Catterall
Anastasia zappert
In addition to the thrill of competing against other crews, Sophos is entering the race to raise money for charity. Of the money we raise, one third will go to the Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper, and two thirds will go to the NSPCC. If you’d like to make a donation in caseh, please come to the HR dept and put your change in our green dragon boaty bucket.
For an entertaining day and a chance to cheer on the above mentioned crew, go to Rye Meadow, River Thames, Abingdon on Sunday. Our first race is at 11.30, the second at 14:00 and the third at 15:30. There’s also a beer tent and a barbecue if you need to be further enticed!