A team of 12 willing (and not so willing) Wagstaff employees have been dusting off the running shoes, putting in the mileage and applying multiple blister plasters as we take on as a team the Regents Parks 10K Run. With varying levels of running fitness across the team, this is sure to be a challenging endeavour for everyone across the board. This challenge is with the aim of raising as much money as possible in aid of the recent earthquake that has devasted areas in Syria and Turkey.

This money is being donated to Oxfam who have teams on the ground in these areas assisting in the following ways:

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER: In both Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria, we're working with partners to support people left out in the cold with supplies like food, clean water and shelter.

COMMUNITY LED RECOVERY: Our local teams have the knowledge, experience and relationships to work with communities. Immediate survival is a priority, but well start now to jointly plan the long, hard journey of rebuilding because people cant be left without protection when the next crisis comes.

In Türkiye, Oxfam KEDV are leading our response. They have worked with both refugee and Turkish communities for years and will be reaching those worst-affected by this disaster. The Oxfam team in Syria are working with partners like Syrian Society for Social Development. In Aleppo, theyre working with partners in readiness to respond to peoples needs now, and in the coming weeks and months.

What your money could buy:

£30 could provide blankets for six people to keep them warm.

£50 could provide emergency food for two families for 10 days.

£100 could provide emergency shelter for four families.