MLS TEAM BACKS CLIENTS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN in NATIONAL ORGAN DONATION WEEK
Sep 27, 2021
20th – 26th September 2021 was Organ Donation week in the UK and the MLS Team came out and supported the campaign and its client Transplant Sport by taking on the 5K Donor Run course that will be used for the 2022 Westfield Health British Transplant Games hosted in the City of Leeds.
MLS have organised the annual Westfield Health British Transplant Games on behalf of Transplant Sporty since 2007 and the Games had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the risks for people who are immunosuppressed after having a life saving transplant.
MLS along with Transplant Sport and the British Transplant Games coordinated a series of virtual and small in person events in place of the postponed 2021 Games and targeted Organ Donation Week as a feature of these with the Virtual Donor run launched.
The Virtual Donor Run encourages both the Transplant Sport family and its members, along with those that attend the Games, to run or walk up to 5km in memory of Organ Donors and celebrate Donor Families at a location/route of their choice.
Members of the MLS team took to the roads with several heading up to Leeds to explore the route that the Games Family will use in the summer of 2022, which will see around 2000 people take part.
MLS Director and Event Director for the British Transplant Games John Timms was encouraged with all the activity that has been seen the Transplant sport family. “Its really important for our clients Transplant Sport and their stakeholders to make sure that through the pandemic and the cancellation of their events programme they wanted to ensure they provided support to transplantees many of whom were shielding for well over a year. It was important that we helped develop and deliver a mix of virtual and in person opportunities for both people with a Transplant to engage them and rebuild their confidence and support the Charities ongoing work to continue to raise awareness of organ donation and the benefits of transplantation. Its great our team wanted to support also.”
The campaign has seen huge coverage for Transplant Sport and engagement across both digital and Broadcast platforms including a slot on Test match Special!
To stay up to date with Transplant Sport, the Westfield Health British Transplant Games and the Virtual Donor Run follow the following socials:
Twitter
Facebook
Virtual Donor Run
#VirtualDonorRun2021
MLS have organised the annual Westfield Health British Transplant Games on behalf of Transplant Sporty since 2007 and the Games had to be cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the risks for people who are immunosuppressed after having a life saving transplant.
MLS along with Transplant Sport and the British Transplant Games coordinated a series of virtual and small in person events in place of the postponed 2021 Games and targeted Organ Donation Week as a feature of these with the Virtual Donor run launched.
The Virtual Donor Run encourages both the Transplant Sport family and its members, along with those that attend the Games, to run or walk up to 5km in memory of Organ Donors and celebrate Donor Families at a location/route of their choice.
Members of the MLS team took to the roads with several heading up to Leeds to explore the route that the Games Family will use in the summer of 2022, which will see around 2000 people take part.
MLS Director and Event Director for the British Transplant Games John Timms was encouraged with all the activity that has been seen the Transplant sport family. “Its really important for our clients Transplant Sport and their stakeholders to make sure that through the pandemic and the cancellation of their events programme they wanted to ensure they provided support to transplantees many of whom were shielding for well over a year. It was important that we helped develop and deliver a mix of virtual and in person opportunities for both people with a Transplant to engage them and rebuild their confidence and support the Charities ongoing work to continue to raise awareness of organ donation and the benefits of transplantation. Its great our team wanted to support also.”
The campaign has seen huge coverage for Transplant Sport and engagement across both digital and Broadcast platforms including a slot on Test match Special!
To stay up to date with Transplant Sport, the Westfield Health British Transplant Games and the Virtual Donor Run follow the following socials:
Twitter
Facebook
Virtual Donor Run
#VirtualDonorRun2021
REDBRIK FOUNDATION CHESTERFIELD 10K ROAD CLOSURES & PARKING RESTRICTIONS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES SUNDAY 24th March 2024 EVENT START TIME 10:00 The Redbrik Foundation Chesterfield 10K is pleased to be working in partnership with Chesterfield Borough Council to deliver the annual Chesterfield 10K. In accordance with traffic authority regulations for Derbyshire County Council, an order has been made prohibiting and restricting the use of certain roads and road junctions by vehicles in order to facilitate the safe holding of the Redbrik Foundation Chesterfield 10K. The event will require the closure of roads and road junctions, car parking restrictions as well as the suspension of a number of Traffic Regulation Orders between 07:00 until 13:00 on Sunday 24 th March 2024. A full list of closures, including approximate times, is provided overleaf. We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your support of the Redbrik Foundation Chesterfield 10K.
MLS Launch The 2023 British Transplant Games
The MLS Team deliver another successful Chesterfield 10K Race Series
REDBRIK FOUNDATION CHESTERFIELD 10K ROAD CLOSURES & PARKING RESTRICTIONS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES SUNDAY 16 th OCTOBER 2022 EVENT START TIME 10:00
Six months until International Children's Games come to Coventry
MLS Contracts Ltd delivered the inaugural Redbrik Foundation Chesterfield 10k on the 17 th October 2021. MLS worked with its partners and sponsors during the Covid-19 pandemic and changed the Chesterfield Half Marathon race to create a more accessible 10K distance with the main title partnership with the Redbrik Foundation. The new distance as was expected drew larger participant numbers than the previous half marathon distance. The modifications to the event didn’t stop there, with MLS implementing on the Friday before the Pronto Paints Schools Wellbeing Challenge, with the aim to increase activity and raise awareness of the benefits of exercise in younger people. Event day also saw the City Taxis Fun Run with 100’s of people young people taking part while they waited for friends and family to return after the start of the 10K. The Pronto Paints Wellbeing School Challenge attracted circa 80 children from Brookfield Community School. Brookfield’s “Young Leaders” worked alongside the Redbrik Foundation volunteers and MLS Staff to deliver this event as a test for future years, all pupils completed the 6 lap challenge in under 40 minutes. With all the teachers and additional schools expressing interest in joining in the event next year. The newly developed 10k saw the 2021 Race safety maximum reached of 1,300 runners sign up with 940 taking their place on the starting line. Many runners hit PB’s and the event received huge positive feedback. Runners had pledged to raise over £59K for charities in the region and the Events charity partner Ashgate Hospice coordinated the recruitment of the amazing volunteers who helped not only get the runners around the course safely but also cheered them on with the route packed with the residents of Chesterfield. The winners of the races were: Female Winner Redbrik Foundation Chesterfield 10K - Emma Holt 41:12 Male 10k Redbrik Foundation Chesterfield 10K - Thomas Shaw 33:32 City Taxis Fun Run Winners - Max Taylor, Sophie Bramley The 20 strong MLS Team were lead by Events Manager Alison Bridge who ensured the event ran smoothly both prior and during the race. MLS undertaking the preparation, liaising with external contractors, stakeholders, Safety Advisory Group and creating the Event Planning documentation. During event week the team went to work on the site overlay and infrastructure alongside the approved suppliers and on Event Day covered zone management. MLS are already developing a plan to develop the Chesterfield 10K and its partner events into a “Festival of Running” in Chesterfield in 2022. Key Stakeholders and Partners that worked with MLS on this event are: Redbrik Foundation, Chesterfield Borough Council, Pronto Paints, City Taxis, Derbyshire County Council, North Derbyshire Running Club, HRM, Franklin & Sons, Destination Chesterfield, Ashgate Hospice and Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice. Photo Credit: Brian Eyre, Derbyshire Times