A team of five from Sydney-based national ICT recruitment company, Finite, raised over $5000 for charity with its team participating in the recent Sydney City2Surf 14km fun run.
Finite has entered a team in the event over several years and this year the funds raised go to Barnardos Australia, one of the leading child protection charities in Australia, and very much at the forefront of finding real and permanent solutions for Australian children in desperate need.
The Finite team, along with thousands of other runners, ran the picturesque route starting in Sydney’s CBD, following the harbour shoreline through the Eastern suburbs, up the notorious “Heartbreak Hill” and then down to Bondi.
This is the first year Finite has supported Barnardos, raising over $5,000 of the $18,000 total they raised at this year’s event, and double what they raised last year!
{loadposition peter}Finite Regional Manager and Team Captain, Niall Clerkin, said, “I think of it as Christmas for Sydneysiders. Let me explain: All humanity’s best qualities are on show. Thousands of volunteers manage, encourage, feed, resuscitate, support, assist, cajole and protect over 80,000 participants from Hyde Park in the City Centre, through a meandering (and mostly uphill it seems) course to Bondi Beach. Families, friends, companies, clubs and societies all get involved by creating teams, getting fit and raising money.
“Millions are raised for charities of every description. Even the clothes discarded at the starting line, keeping the runners warm until the last minutes before the race, are collected for donation to charities. It was also a beautiful winter’s day, all helping make it a truly great day!”