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HSBC staff have raised almost £1,000 in aid of Cancer Research UK through an inter-island ‘boat race’ held last month.
The ‘Beat Cancer Boat Race’, an annual initiative for the Bank, was held on 8 April, following the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race.
It saw staff from Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man compete as teams to see which island could row furthest on static rowing machines located in branches in each island -the Guernsey High Street branch, King Street branch and HSBC House in Jersey, and HSBC House in the Isle of Man - over the course of the day.
People visiting the Bank on the day were able to donate and HSBC staff also donated, with a total of £983 being raised by all teams. The Guernsey team rowed the furthest, covering a total of 104.5km. The money raised in Guernsey and Jersey will go to the Cancer Centre of Excellence at Southampton Hospital and money raised in the Isle of Man will go to the respective Cancer Centre of Excellence at Liverpool Hospital, both places where islanders frequently travel for cancer care.
Mhairi Thomsett, Country Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management for HSBC in Guernsey, said: “Our boat race is very much a staff generated activity in aid of a charity that we all feel passionately about. It was a great team event – we had more than 30 staff taking part across all three islands – and it was a fantastic way to raise a good sum to help battle cancer.”
Pictured: Katherine Farmer, HSBC High Street Branch Manager.
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