Fitness, wellbeing and raising funds to mark Queen’s Jubilee - The Worcester Observer

Fitness, wellbeing and raising funds to mark Queen’s Jubilee

Worcester Editorial 1st Apr, 2022   0

CARING county council staff have teamed up with ‘tech for good’ platform WellGiving to raise money to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

A five-month fitness challenge has been unveiled together with the Worcestershire Community Foundation which has seen 28 members of staff walk, jog and run a total of 1,200 miles to raise funds for UK-wide tree-planting project, The Queen’s Green Canopy.

After mid-year reviews identified a need to collectively invest in the health and well-being of its team, Worcestershire County Council’s Economic Growth and Investment team enlisted the help of WellGiving to assist them with getting active and reconnecting their team through fund-raising and fitness.

Sue Crow, economic growth and investment manager, commented: “WellGiving kindly offered its platform as a way for us to do both these things, while also making a positive impact on our community, and providing us with the motivation to reach both our fitness and fund-raising goals.




“Just three months into the challenge, we’ve already clocked 24,000 minutes of exercise across 547 activities, and are on track to achieve a combined total of 3,900 miles in time for the Jubilee celebrations this June.”

Paul Rhodes, founder of WellGiving, added: “We are delighted WellGiving has helped Worcestershire County Council raise those important conversations about the health and well-being of its staff, and it has been a pleasure to support them each step of the way during their fitness challenge.


“In creating WellGiving, we wanted to help teams meaningfully reconnect with each other while using charitable fund-raising as a powerful motivator to help them meet their fitness goals, so it’s very rewarding to see the progress the Worcestershire County Council team have made, and I have every confidence they will continue to exceed their goals in the coming months.”

The challenge will run until June 3 with all funds raised going towards The Queen’s Green Canopy project.

The team plan to have a tree-planting day to celebrate their progress, creating a living legacy for future generations to enjoy in honour of the historic reign of The Queen.

The WellGiving platform, officially launched in January 2022 following a successful beta phase, is on track to raise in excess of £1million for charities across the UK, while continuing to help organisations improve the health and wellbeing of remote and hybrid workers.

Visit or www.justgiving.com/campaign/worcestershire-green-canopy or https://wellgiving.co.uk/ for more.

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