{"id":14192,"date":"2024-06-04T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ee.yelkdev.site\/?p=14192"},"modified":"2024-12-09T21:18:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T21:18:33","slug":"going-the-extra-mile-for-good-causes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equalexperts.com\/blog\/ee-life\/going-the-extra-mile-for-good-causes\/","title":{"rendered":"Going the Extra Mile for Good Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hang up your trainers and fill the bath with ice because the Equal Experts Walkathon 2024 is done! Over the last 31 days, 1,779 of you in 185 teams have walked, jogged and treadmilled your way (yes, we know some of you have walking pads under your desks!) to a massive total of 475,000,000 steps, or 205,000 miles\/330,000 kms, all in the name of charity (and of course, competition).<\/p>\n

You may have sworn off walking for the rest of the year, but it\u2019s been a fascinating month of steps and stats, so here\u2019s something to marvel at while you\u2019re nursing your blisters and putting your feet up:<\/p>\n

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And that\u2019s not all. For every 10,000 steps we took, Equal Experts will donate \u00a32.20 to one of five charities, all customers either past or present.\u00a0 That\u2019s 1p for every 45 steps, which means your favourite cause stands to get a real boost to all the good work they do.<\/p>\n

Together, our 475,000,000 steps mean we will donate a total of \u00a3108,000. Thank you for helping us do so much good!\u00a0 The breakdown of this amount and charities are listed below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Pret Foundation<\/a> – \u00a331,386<\/li>\n
  2. M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res\/Doctors Without Borders (MSF)<\/a> – \u00a334,372<\/li>\n
  3. Merlin\u2019s Magic Wand<\/a> – \u00a312,157<\/li>\n
  4. The Sea Life Trust<\/a> (a Merlin charity) – \u00a314,653<\/li>\n
  5. The John Lewis Partnership Foundation<\/a> – \u00a315,432<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    A million footprints later\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    We\u2019re in awe of the 12 of you who walked over a million steps.\u00a0 What an amazing feet (pun intended).\u00a0 We are now officially consigning you all to the sofa until Christmas!\u00a0 Here\u2019s a list of all of the millionaire walkers, congratulations to every one of you:<\/p>\n\"\"\n

    The team who walks together\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Once again you made us laugh with clever team names and delighted us with your team spirit.\u00a0 But there can only be one winner and that title goes yet again to Equal Experts very own Northern Soles – congratulations!\u00a0 And congratulations to the other teams who made the top 10 as well:<\/p>\n\"\"\n

    As we say goodbye to the Equal Experts Walkathon 2024, we\u2019d like to thank all of you for entering into the spirit so beautifully with us. We hereby give you leave to stand down, sit down and calm down – whether you\u2019ve been dancing on the spot for a month (Steph Belton), putting steps before sips (Walk now wine later), or getting through on caffeine (Coffee Stomper). You did good – now rest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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