15 Jun 2022
Gareth Ship, COO for Brickowner is leading a team of 11 members from Manor gym to attempt a new world record. They will lock themselves in a basement gym over the longest day of the year to raise money and awareness for mental health on the 21st of June.
London, 13th June, 2022 –
The team of 12 Manor Family will be attempting a world record next week to raise £40,000 for Rock2Recovery, a social enterprise that supports, veterans, emergency services and their families through stress.
According to Gareth Ship, COO for Property Tech company Brickowner and an ex veteran himself, who is leading this attempt “We wanted to raise money and awareness for this great cause, I know first hand the difficulties mental health can have on veterans and their families, and I hope our effort can play a small part in helping to change the lives of those affected and their families.”
The attempt, accepted by the Guinness Book of Records, will take place from 6am on the 21st June to 10pm on the 22nd June 2022. The team of 12 will be locked in a basement gym with no sunlight on the longest day of the year completing 40 hour long workouts with no rest.
“At the end of the 40 hours will be able to leave, but it important to realise that people feel trapped by mental stress for years without help; charities such as Rock2Recovery provide teams of people to support those most at need through the difficult times- so we thought this record was fitting” says Gareth Ship
The team are working hard to prepare for the event, raise money and prepare for no sleep, whilst working full time in their respective jobs.
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For further details please contact Gareth Ship on (Garethship@aol.com 07500926666) or Lauren Sullivan (Lauren@mymanor.london)
The fundraising page is:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/thelongestday
Rock2Recovery
Is a free service to fight against stress for the armed forces, veterans, emergency services and their families. They offer coaching sessions and a helpline.