Optimised Grand Tour

Last year, Optimised Energy took part in a “Grand Tour” challenge to raise £1,000 for Mind, a mental health charity. Participants had to collaboratively travel the total distance between all 5 of the Optimised offices (919 miles) over a six-week period by walking, running or cycling.

This target was smashed within 2 weeks, and the donation was upped to £2,000 if they could hit 6,000 miles, the distance between the UK and South Africa where the Group has had temporary offices. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, competitive drive and help from Bluestone Fitness in Ashby de la Zouch, the participants achieved this goal.

Wolf Run

Following the success of the Grand Tour, Optimised Energy took part in the Autumn Wolf Run to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, a UK-based charity funding research to improve cystic fibrosis care, treatment and support. This 10km assault course pushed our staff to the limit, seeing them run, climb, crawl and swim across challenging and varied terrain. The participants managed to raise an impressive £3,025 of donations from family, friends and colleagues. 

Volunteering with Samaritans

Our colleague Cian O’Donnell spent his paid volunteering day with Samaritans, a helpline service and charity specialising in mental health and suicide prevention. Cian helped the charity shop in Blackpool prepare for their post-lockdown reopening, before finishing his day with a shift on the main telephone service, lending an ear to those who needed urgent support.