Jon Smith

The STI Lockdown 352 Mile Ventilator Challenge

Fundraising for NHS Charities Together
£31,850
raised of £50,000 target
STI Lockdown Ventilator Challenge, 8 May 2020
NHS Charities Together and its members across the UK are hugely grateful for the support received from so many since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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NHS staff and volunteers are doing amazing work right now in caring for COVID-19 patients.Together, let's show our respect and gratitude as they work tirelessly in the face of the virus. It's our turn to make sure we look after them, to ensure they can keep doing their vital work.

Several staff from Surface Technology International  based in Hook, UK are raising funds for NHS Charities Together, the charity for NHS staff,
volunteers and patients impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This is the charity supported by Captain  (now Colonel)Tom Moore, the 100 year old veteran who has captured the nation’s heart by walking 100 lengths of his back garden.

Surface Technology International is playing a key role in the Ventilator Challenge UK consortium tasked with building in excess of 15,000 units to be used in the fight against COVID-19. As such, the band of staff will be virtually cycling and running the distance between the key  businesses involved in Ventilator Challenge UK.  

Also, they will incorporate a virtual trip to Bedford, the home of Captain Tom and finish the challenge at the home of NHS Nightingale London, the Excel Centre.

The team consists of staff from across the business and
includes:

  • Tony Isaac
  • Jemma Kirton
  • David Taylor
  • Nick Davey
  • Anna Peirce
  • Anibal Borges
  • Robert Green
  • Nick O’Leary
  • Aaron Leaves
  • Jon Smith
  • Gareth Bex

In keeping with the lockdown they will cycle indoors on turbo trainers/spin bikes, on local roads or run in their back gardens during their daily exercise allowance. 

The virtual challenge will consist of 7 legs:

Leg 1    Airbus (Broughton)  to  MOD Donnington - 53miles
Leg 2    MOD Donnington  to Bedford (Capt. Tom Moore's Location)   - 107 miles    
Leg 3    Bedford (Capt. Tom Moore's Location) to Penlon (Abingdon) -   54 miles
Leg 4    Penlon (Abingdon) to STI (Hook) - 46 miles
Leg 5    STI (Hook) to McLaren (Woking)  - 22 miles
Leg 6    McLaren (Woking)  to Ford (Dagenham)  - 60 miles
Leg 7    Ford (Dagenham)  to - Nightingale Hospital London - 10 miles

The challenge will start on the bank holiday of 8th May and be complete on Sunday, 10th May.  If you’d like to sponsor the team then you can do via this Just Giving Page. 

#StayAtHome #ProtectTheNHS #SaveLives

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About the campaign

NHS Charities Together and its members across the UK are hugely grateful for the support received from so many since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

About the charity

NHS Charities Together is a national independent charity caring for the NHS. Together with a network of over 230 NHS charities across the UK, we provide the extra support needed to care for NHS staff, patients and communities.

Donation summary

Total raised
£31,850.00
+ £397.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£16,850.00
Offline donations
£15,000.00

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