Fund-raisers get in gear for Ladies Driving Challenge 2009

Release date: 16/9/2009

Harvey Ingram's team of female fund-raisers today got in gear for the Ladies' Driving Challenge 2009, being held at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, near Lutterworth, on 11 October.

Teams of female motorists are being challenged to drive a range of vehicles including a fire engine, various trucks and tractors around a five-mile circuit. They will also be able to tackle the site's fabulous purpose-built, off-road course in a 4x4 vehicle.

The all-day event takes place on October 11, giving participants less than a month to complete their fund-raising effort. Cash raised will be split equally between the British Red Cross and the Fire Fighters' Charity.

British Red Cross senior fund-raiser Mary Morgan, paid tribute to Harvey Ingram after it set its sights on assembling the largest team and topping last year's £2,200 total.

She said: "I am delighted Harvey Ingram is supporting the event again this year. The firm regularly participates and can be relied upon to generate the largest entry of any one business."

The British Red Cross is involved in almost every community in the UK and overseas, responding to fires and floods, as well as providing first aid and training for thousands of people. The Fire Fighters' Charity supports the thousands of British fire fighters who put their lives on the line for the public every year.

Harvey Ingram team organiser Paula Fowle said: "The challenge has now become a regular event for us and it's always enormously popular. It's great fun, with the chance to get behind the wheel of some very unusual vehicles too good to turn down – and it's a priceless opportunity to raise money for two vital charities."

Harvey Ingram's team is already well on its way to topping its £2,200 target, thanks to the generous support of clients, colleagues and well-wishers.