Staff working for a housebuilder braved mud and obstacles to support young people into education and employment.
A team from Barratt and David Wilson Homes West Scotland, based in North Lanarkshire, have raised £7,300 for Bookmark Reading Charity to support school-aged young people with access to reading materials in a bid to improve national literacy rates.
The funds were raised through the team’s completion of the Tough Mudder obstacle course challenge, with parent company Barratt Redrow match funding the £3,650 raised on the day.
The Tough Mudder team made up of Donald Foster, Cammy Chung, Ross Paterson, Finn Gibson and Nathan Welsh from Barratt and David Wilson Homes West Scotland completed the course in an impressive two and a half hours where they battled mud pits, physical obstacles and teamwork challenges across the course’s demanding terrain.
Bookmark Reading Charity is a UK literacy charity dedicated to ensuring every child can experience the life-changing benefits of reading.
By helping children develop confidence, motivation and stronger reading skills, the charity aims to close the literacy gap and improve long-term educational and life outcomes.
Since its launch, Bookmark has delivered more than 124,000 one-to-one reading sessions and continues to expand its reach, with an ambition to support 500,000 children across 1,000 schools by 2027.
Donald Foster, Commercial Director for Barratt and David Wilson Homes West Scotland said: “Taking on the Tough Mudder is never easy, but having colleagues alongside you makes all the difference.
“The team gave everything on the day and the spirit throughout was brilliant. Raising £7,300 for Bookmark Reading Charity makes it all worthwhile.
“The work they do to support children through building literary skills is genuinely important, and we’re proud that our fundraising can play a part in that.”
Through the match funding programme by the Barratt Redrow Foundation, every pound raised by the team on the day has been doubled, meaning the Bookmark Reading Charity will receive £7,300 to support its work.
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For further information about Barratt and David Wilson Homes visit www.barratthomes.co.uk and www.dwh.co.uk
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