Santa & Elf Dash success.

This year’s Santa fun run took place at 11am on Sunday 8th December and Zipporah’s team including Scott, Kathryn, Imran, Nick and myself, along with hundreds of other Santa’s and Elves took part in this festive dash. The event was organised by Welsh Hearts charity which mission is centred on the prevention and management of heart diseases in Wales. The charity goal is to preserve, safeguard and promote the cardiovascular health of all person, while ensuring that monies raised in Wales are utilised and distributed within Wales.

In the run up to the Santa Dash, everyone on the team got involved in raising cash for Welsh Hearts. We organised two Coffee & Bake mornings in our offices based in the Cardiff Business Technology Centre. Each event was a huge success with many turning up on the day! The delicious cakes, rocky roads, mince pies and cute and delicious cupcakes were sold on the day! It was truly irresistible experience for anyone at the CBTC! All the baking would not have been possible without help of Jackie Hawkins (Will’s mum) who prepared an astounding variety of handmade cakes, from vanilla to chocolate cupcakes , and everything in between! In result we managed to raise a total of £250 pounds for Welsh Hearts , the money that will be used to buy defibrillators and emergency lifesaving equipment.

The run itself was a huge success with Nick finishing the race third! With over 700 participants this was a remarkable achievement, although for Nick, a keen and experienced long-distance runner, 5k dash came effortlessly! Imran followed closely after Nick, becoming the first Elf to cross the finish line! The rest of us set more relaxed pace, taking our time to complete the run, while enjoying festive atmosphere and the breath-taking scenery of Cardiff Bay. All in all, it was a great day!

Merry Christmas everyone! I will see you again in January 2014!

Anna Mazur

Marketing Executive