Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines? head office staff have set themselves a challenge to walk around the world in a bid to raise ?1,000 for NHS Charities Together.
The Around the World Challenge encourages people to use their one hour of daily exercise to see how far they can walk, run, cycle or even swim.
Speaking about the challenge, Ellie Fulcher, sales manager, said: ?All of us at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines are missing the sense of normality that cruising in a healthy world brings. We are all indebted to NHS, who are working hard to combat COVID-19. I wanted to do something to bring us together as a team again, working towards a shared goal as we always have, although this time it is to raise as much money for the NHS as we can.?
?There are 24,901 miles around the world. We don?t know how long it will take us, but we do know that anything that can bring us together to support our NHS at this time will be greatly appreciated by all of those who are working so hard to keep us safe and well.?
To help step up the miles, FTC Gym, which neighbours Fred. Olsen House in Ipswich, is running weekly virtual step-based classes for the team in return for a donation to NHS Charities Together.
The team has already covered more than 600 miles since the challenge launched on May 1 and will be sharing updates each Wednesday as part of their Virtual Cruising programme and the ?Walk a Mile With a Smile? event.
