STORTEC has been fully committed throughout the Pendleside Hospice Corporate Challenge 2024 from the very start. We were so excited to share with everyone that we had taken on the challenge and seek support!

With the Born Survivor challenge being our main event; an elite military obstacle course designed by marines commandos, our team of 13 lit up the course, all kitted out in our yellow Pendleside T-Shirts, shining with pride at the start although we were a rather muddy yellow as we all crossed the finish line!

We were soaked to the bone, cold, bruised and came away with the spoils of war! It was not for the faint-hearted! Through the rough terrain of the Ribble Valley, cold mud pools, rat tunnels, 40mph water slides, plunge pools and climbing over difficult structures, a true demonstration of teamwork was required. In our day-to-day business, we pride ourselves on not shying away from a challenge, it was great to see this dedication transfer into the event.

Aside from this, we have held a tea, coffee and cake morning from a staff member’s home which alone, brought in over £300!

We also held a pub quiz night at the Lamb WMC in Barrowford, which was a great success with 8 teams participating. This event saw us raise over £200 in ticket sales and cash donations on the night.

Another fantastic event we held was our annual STORTEC Family Fun Day, to show our appreciation for our TEAM here at STORTEC, where family members, friends and children could all join in. This year we held our event at Thornton Hall Country Park and tied in our fundraising for the Corporate Challenge into the day. It was also a fantastic opportunity to trap our senior management and Directors in the stocks, where they all well and truly got an absolute soaking! This event pulled in over £1,500!

On Friday 1^st November our team went to the Pendleside Corporate Challenge Awards evening and were presented with the ‘Small Business of the Year’ award! STORTEC alone brought in a grand total of £5,448.83 and we could not be any prouder!

We have all thoroughly enjoyed our journey throughout the Challenge over the last 4 months and are extremely proud of our TEAM for all their support, involvement and commitment.