Aviva Colleagues hold city-wide cycling challenge to raise funds for York’s children

On the 14th September, over 100 Aviva colleagues from the York office will be joined by workers from other Aviva bases, in a city-wide cycle challenge.

On the 14th September, over 100 Aviva colleagues from the York office will be joined by workers from other Aviva bases, in a city-wide cycle challenge.

Setting off from Aviva offices in Wellington Row, York, with three routes on offer to enable cyclists of all abilities to take part, this challenge is set to raise £10,000 for York children’s charity The Island.

With recent headlines underlining the fact that one in nine of York’s children lives in poverty and with a serious increase in mental health problems for local young people, the work of The Island is something that many Aviva colleagues feel very strongly about and wish to support in this way.

The Island’s CEO, Nigel Poulton said “We are so grateful to Aviva colleagues for organising this fantastic event.  We don’t always see the suffering of the children who are right on our doorstep as it takes place behind closed doors, but we know how hard it is for many families at the moment. This initiative has come at a critical time and we are so excited to see the cyclists set off on the 14th September”.

Sally Dillon, Aviva York Site Lead, said “I’m delighted we are running a Cycling Challenge to support the Island Charity. It’s an amazing charity – we have had a great uptake of colleagues getting involved to support this. As well as supporting the charity this really helps our sustainability agenda by getting more people cycling!”