Fundraising Day at Work
[Occurred on 12 September, blogged on 27 December of the same year. As in 2014.]
The company I’m working for, Marel, is one of the largest in Iceland. They like projecting a “we’re a responsible company”-vibe, so they’ve taken to sponsoring an SOS children’s village in Africa via an annual fundraiser, called Tour de Marel.
This year the goal was to walk/run from Iceland to the village in question, for a total of 6500 km in 24 hours. Employees were encouraged to go a 5 km route during the day, and then a bunch of running groups showed up the following (Saturday) morning and finished the total off. (6 images total)
Me walking the 5 km circuit. My heel was still really bothering me so I took it very easy. The company is located right next to an undeveloped area, also known as nature.
Looking back towards the town where the company is.
An old hospital building, called Vífilsstaðir. I spent time there as a kid with a bad case of psoriasis.
After work, there was a family event, with entertainers, and play equipment.
The kids also got to run, this time around the building.
Emma enjoying her time on the jumping castle.
It was great to get to bring the kids to work because it made it more real for them where I spend my days, and also because Marel has this awesome production facility that they got to tour.
