Toyota raises more than £90,000 for the MND Association over the last 12 months

Toyota staff have raised more than £90,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association) over the past 12 months, through a variety of fund-raising activities and challenges, from marathons and treks to cake-bakes and garden produce sales.

The MND Association is the chosen UK charity for Toyota (GB) and Toyota Financial Services who are committed to raising money to help the charity raise awareness of motor neurone disease and provide support to people living with the condition.

A large proportion of the funds raised by Toyota this year, £19,033 can be attributed to the efforts of 13 Toyota placement students who undertook the gruelling Lake District Ultra Challenge. They made their trek during one of the hottest weekends of the year in June, walking more than 30 miles in a day. The sum raised consisted of £14,000 in sponsorship secured by the students, plus an additional donation by Toyota.

Further challenges completed by Toyota staff include:

• A 24-hour static cycle challenge by Greg Culshaw, which raised £40,000
• A team of five participating in RideLondon, cycling 100 miles, which raised £10,426
• Daniel Stone from Toyota Financial Services completing the London Marathon in an impressive time of 3.5 hours, raising £3,180.

Throughout the past year, Toyota staff have also generated a further £17,157 through activities such as charity football tournaments, cake sales, an Easter egg hunt and a garden produce sale.

Toyota also recently loaned a Corolla Touring Sports to the MND Association, which will be used for transport to fund-raising events as well as health conferences and awareness events, and regional meetings.

Agustín Martín, Toyota (GB) President and Managing Director, commented: “I’d like to congratulate everyone at Toyota in the UK for their time and effort in raising such a significant sum for the MND Association. The charity is working hard to find a cure for Motor Neurone disease , while supporting those who have the condition and ensuring they are heard. We’re busy planning many more fund-raising activities for the charity over the next year.”

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