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14 April 2013Soap-er way to raise moneyCast and crew from ITV soap Emmerdale pitched theirfootie skills against a team from York delivery office to raisemoney for a local hospice.Postman Andy Day organised the event, including kitsponsorship and prizes donated by local businesses.Andy says: ‘There was really bad snow on the day, so someof the actors couldn’t get here, but we did have two of theshow’s stars and some crew who made it.‘It was a fantastic day, despite the weather. We raised£3,000 for St Leonard’s Hospice – and it was a 3-1 win to us!’Fundraising day a sweet successFooty fundraisers… DarylBateson and Jade Hessayfrom York delivery office withJames Hooton (who playsSam Dingle), Luke Roskell(who plays Sean Spencer)and Jack Downham (whoplays Noah Sharma)Generous staff at Loughboroughdelivery office raised £730 for ComicRelief.Homemade cakes and sweet treatswere sold alongside cups of teaand coffee for £1. A small‘café’ was set up in the enquiryoffice for customersto buy a drink and slice ofcake.Thumbs up... ChrisPlowright was amongthose joining inHowever, the rafflewas the highlight of theRinging up the total... Sheffield staff on callWhat a Relief!People from our HR Services teams inWolverhampton, Chesterfield and Sheffieldjoined friends, family and colleaguesfrom Chester vehicle service centre toDid youknow…day, with ticket sales raising around£400. Among the top prizes was aweek’s holiday in a static caravan,which one of the team donated.Late shift supervisor John Fitzgeraldsays: ‘The bake sale and rafflewere a great success and we weredelighted with the amount we raised.‘I’d like to thank everyone who wasinvolved, including colleagues whomade cakes and family members whohelped run the event.’Our team covered one of the 150pledge centres across the UK, set up atour HR Services site in Sheffield. Theyanswered 70 phone lines from 6.45pmto midnight and processed more than£63,000 of donations. Sheffield colleaguesthemselves raised £570.take donations for Comic Relief 2013.CSIS COURIER HALF PAGE 2013_Layout 1 21/03/2013 11:26 Page 1we are proud to deliver a free of charge service to our armed forces undertaking operations.It’s a government decision, whether Royal Mail is under public or private ownership.More of your fantastic fundraising feats for a variety of good causes, including Prostate Cancer UK, our charity of the yearSilence is goldenChatterbox Tony Rossmanaged to keep quiet atwork for a whole week.The Nottinghamdelivery driver’ssponsored silence raised£420 for ProstateCancer UK, which will bematched by thecompany.Tony says: ‘People arealways telling me to stopbeing so noisy, so Ithought I’d take up theoffer for a worthy cause.Thank you to everyonewho contributed.‘Obviously I stilltalked to customers, butI was quiet all the time Iwas in the office. It wasso hard! There wereplenty of times I reallyhad to bite my lip.’Wheeling in to town… Rhys,Sonny, Bill Bailey, James and MarkBike ride fits the billComedian Bill Bailey, who’s a Prostate Cancer UKambassador, dropped in to congratulate four fundraisersas they completed a gruelling bike ride.Sonny Ram, James Barton, Mark Thompson and RhysBradley – aka The Wheel Thing – are all on our graduatescheme. They decided to cycle 180 miles from Cardiff toProstate Cancer UK’s HQ in London.‘Before this, we cycled to work, but that was about it,’says Sonny. ‘We had to do three months of training. Itwas hard, but we’ve raised £1,200 so far, which thecompany will match.’The cyclists set off from Cardiff at 9am on Thursday androlled into Hammersmith at 11.30 the following morning.Shhhh… Tony surprised colleagues the morning after hissponsored silence by dressing up as mime artist Marcel MarceauRunning upthe totalNovicerunnerSaraDimmerraised£1,740forProstateCancer UKafter battling herway around a 13-milecourse.The recruitmentadviser completed theAdidas Silverstone HalfMarathon in an impressivetime of 2hrs 18mins.She had never runfurther than six milesbefore.Sara says: ‘I was reallynervous before the race,but I enjoyed every stepand it was an amazingexperience.‘A massive thank you toall my colleagues, friendsand family members whosponsored me.’In July, Sara will takepart in another halfmarathon, and she hopesto run in the 2014 LondonMarathon for ProstateCancer UK.No Gimmicks! & No Confusion!Just leading the way with great value Motor InsuranceCivil Service Insurance SocietyFor Royal Mail Group and their partnersour features and benefits include:• Free monthly direct debit option• Cover if you are hit by an uninsured driver• Inclusive roadside breakdown cover...experience the differenceCall our UK based Sales Team on:0845 6077444www.csis.co.uk/royalmailDirect debit option is subject to status. 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