making our contribution
at warren evans our ethics and corporate social responsibility is not our duty but, a big part of who we are. this is why we take pride in supporting causes that we believe are making great contributions to the community and society as a whole.
on february 25th 2010, the warren evans team took part in tower 42 vertical rush challenge in aid of shelter the housing and homeless charity. we raised just over £3000 in sponsorship, which was part of the £250,000 raised overall.
everyone who participated was in high spirits on the ground floor and at the top those spirits took to the heavens, leaving weary breathless bodies (with a great sense of achievement) behind. but we all completed the run so congrats guys and gals. the average time to climb 920 steps is estimated at 15 minutes and team warren evans all did it in less. our very own joe bacon clocked a staggering 6 minutes 55 seconds which is up there with the fastest time so hats off to joe (and a the time to beat for vertical rush 2011). our managing director did it in less than 10 minutes which is also quite an achievement.
shelter was founded in england in 1966 by the reverend bruce kenrick, who was horrified by the state of the tenements round his notting hill parish. as slums proliferated in the inner cities, homeless families were forced into overcrowded hostels, and notorious landlords like peter rachman made the headlines, kenrick saw the need for a national campaigning body to complement the work of charities providing housing. shelter was born.
