Travel Counsellors reaches half-year peak for Reuben’s Retreat

Travel Counsellors has been supporting Reubens Retreat since its inception, becoming its official charity partner five years ago and raising over a quarter of a million pounds during this period. The company have marked the first half of this year’s support with a finale of activity on Sunday 23 June, representing the charity’s symbolic number ‘23’.

Both Travel Counsellors business owners and support team colleagues came together to complete their various challenges, including a 23-mile walk from Travel Counsellors support centre in Manchester to Reuben’s Retreat in Glossop, and trekking a 23-mile coastal route in South Wales. 

Travel Counsellors Director of Engagement, Karen Morris, said, “An array of individual and group challenges were completed on 23 June by 50 TC business owners, support team colleagues, families and friends. Not only did we wish to recognise the date as being such a special number to the charity and mark our support so far this year, but the TC community has managed to raise £10,000 for the activities achieved on 23 June alone.

“We are really proud and humbled by the efforts of all individuals involved in raising vital money and awareness for the families and children the charity supports on a daily basis.”

Alongside the walking challenges, TCs and colleagues faced challenges including cycling the eight-mile Cragg Challenge in Yorkshire, abseiled down the Avon Gorge in Bristol, ran 23 laps around the home stadium of Norwich City Football Club, and navigated to new heights around the BA i360 tower in Brighton, which stands at 450 feet tall.

Head of Income and engagement for Reuben’s Retreat, Stacey Kirkpatrick, said, “We so pleased with the efforts of the Travel Counsellors community to support Reuben’s Retreat, both with the wealth of challenges they completed on 23 June, and all of their support this year and more.

“From scaling mountains in individual challenges to TCs sponsoring local football teams with Reuben’s branding, to team visits and gifted hours where both TCs and support team colleagues give their time to support in the running of the Retreat. The pounds and pennies raised are essential for the families and children who access all of our initiatives, but they are also priceless in improving the lives of the people we aim to support.”

Amongst the host of half-year activities, eight TC ‘jump-a-Reus’ sky-dived for the charity, raising £6,000 collectively, and making lifetime memories in tribute to the work that the charity does to create memories for families and children with life changing or life limiting conditions.