BG Group, the global natural gas business, has confirmed that the BG Energy Challenge 2008 – UK event will take place in Plymouth, Devon from 10-12 July. This is the third year that the international series has taken place in the UK and the fundraising efforts will add to the £3.7 million raised to date by BG Energy Challenge events worldwide.
Plymouth this summer will witness employees from across the UK energy industry compete against each other in a bid to raise vital funds for overseas development agency CARE International and children’s medical research charity Sparks. In addition to raising £5,000 each for charity, teams will have to overcome two days of tough physical, intellectual and strategic challenges including activities such as orienteering, mountain biking, problem solving and complex construction.
Mark Carne, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, BG Group, said:
“Having taken part for the last two years, I know just how mentally and physically challenging the event can be. It provides a unique platform for companies to network and bond internally, whilst raising vital funds for our two chosen charities. We are extremely proud of the fundraising we have achieved to date and we are determined to improve on the £205,000 raised last year.”
Richard Dunwoody MBE, three times National Hunt Jockey Champion, Sparks Ambassador and captain of the charity team at this year’s event said:
“After my recent record breaking exhibition to the South Pole, I was keen for another challenge and was delighted to be given the opportunity not only to participate in the BG Energy Challenge, but also to help raise funds for Sparks. Whilst hoping to out perform last year’s charity captain Steve Backley, I am also looking to help raise public awareness of Sparks and the vital work they do to ensure all babies are given the best chance of being born healthy and staying healthy.”
The BG Energy Challenge 2008 – UK, organised in collaboration with Challenger World, also supports CARE International’s work with over 55 million disadvantaged people in 70 countries across the globe.
There are still spaces available for this year’s event and companies associated with the energy industry and wishing to take part can apply online at: www.bg-energychallenge.com
BG Energy Challenge
Since 1996 BG Energy Challenge events have raised over £3.7 million for various charities worldwide. Events are held in Brazil, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Oman, Trinidad & Tobago, and the US.
BG Group
BG Group plc (LSE: BG.L) is a world leader in natural gas, with a strategy focused on connecting competitively-priced resources to specific, high-value markets. Active in 27 countries on five continents, BG Group has a broad portfolio of exploration and production, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), transmission and distribution and power generation business interests. BG Group seeks to support social and economic development in the communities where it does business by providing structured funding for community initiatives that match its skills transfer theme. For more information, visit www.bg-group.com
BG Group’s sponsorship portfolio is called Energy for life. The BG Energy Challenge series is one of three sponsorships that make up the Energy for life portfolio. For further information visit www.bg-group.com/sponsorship
About CARE International
CARE is one of the world’s largest aid agencies, working in over 60 countries to fight poverty and helping more than 55 million people every year. Our long-term programmes tackle the deep-seated causes of poverty and we are always among the first to respond when disaster strikes. We remain with communities to help them rebuild their lives long after the cameras have gone. For more information about CARE, visit www.careinternational.org.uk.
About Sparks
Sparks is unique. It isn’t a single cause charity. Sparks is the only charity to fund cutting edge research across the whole spectrum of paediatric medicine. Working with doctors and scientists at leading universities and teaching hospitals across the UK, Sparks research work encompasses childhood cancers, childhood arthritis, meningitis, spina bifida, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, the risks associated with premature birth and many other conditions affecting babies and children in the early years of life. Sparks has already committed over £15 million to fund more than 180 research projects with the aim of giving more children the best of all starts in life…a healthy one. For more information about Sparks, visit www.sparks.org.uk
About Intelligent Sport
Intelligent Sport® is the fastest growing team development concept in the world - specifically designed for business. Its primary aim is to give companies and their key people first-hand experience of the power of teamwork, drawing on strategy, intellect and physical ability to teach the skills and provide the inspiration that will make a difference to their performance. For more information, visit www.challengerworld.com
For more information about the event and how you can get involved please contact:
Katrina Spring / BG Group
katrina.spring@bg-group.com
0118 929 2944
For media information, please contact:
Anna Grainger / brandRapport
agrainger@brand-rapport.com
01483 20 20 50
Posted by Online Data on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 21:59
Location Plymouth, UK
Category Events
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