Run for Kids

What possibly would bait you out of the bed on early (and I mean early, like, 6 in the morning) on Sunday after a    long week at work? Let's face it - there are not many things in life that can compete with weekend lay-in. However, one of them definitely can. Contribution. Doing something that can be useful and important to people.
This is how District Coffee Masters of Central Region decided to spend their Sunday morning, taking part in Run for Kids in Battersea Park. This event was organized by Great Ormond Street Hospital and we got involved through Gavin, one of the District Managers, who has a long relationship with the Hospital, having helped them to organize their Christmas parties for the patients. Few weeks ago, during Regional Coffee Meeting, he suggested to take part in the event, maybe, not to run, but to promote it with our customers and on the day, to have tent put up and to serve coffee and tea to the participants and spectators.
We thought it was great idea and today went very well. It was fun and relaxing day, Battersea Park is just amazing, very green, with boating lake, sports pitches and zoo. We had lots of laughs and raised quite a lot of cash. Our reputation of rather expensive establishment helped - people came to the tent with some notes or change ready, but since we did refreshments for free, some of this money went straight into the collection box. Within an hour, we had to force coinage into the box, it was dead full. All and all, I really enjoyed it and filmed, of course. Micromovie comes to this blog later. Watch this space!

Some people just walked...

Aiste promoting VIA

Our gazebo was quite popular with the folks!