Brighter team takes part in a CSR day
We were invited to a corporate social responsibility (CSR) day by GOTO Events to build some one-person shelters with the help of a fantastic charity, Sleep Pod.
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The homeless are frequently exposed to cold temperatures and extreme weather conditions but a sleep pod provides temporary shelter in an emergency.
This charity activity not only included the sleep pod materials, we also directly contributed to the charity’s capacity to distribute sleep pods to those in need by assembling them during the event!
The team turned up to one of Manchester’s most iconic hotels,The Midland Hotel (Leonardo). The Midland has been a much-loved part of this magnificent city's life for almost 120 years, and it was the perfect location for the day.
Everyone in attendance sat down to get to know each other over a buffet lunch, before splitting up into groups of three to five people from different companies and assigned a team captain.
Our marketing executive, Grant Kelly, was assigned captain of his team and was instantly embarrassed as they asked him to sing 30 seconds of his favourite karaoke song – thankfully, the team from GOTO were kidding and it was time to start!
The teams engaged in some action-packed challenges which allow them to win material parts for the sleep pods.
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The GOTO team encouraged everyone to be competitive, creative and silly while working together – some took it more seriously than others!
After the teams completed the four fun and engaging challenges they used the materials earned and, with expert training from Sleep Pod representatives, built a life-saving compact sleep pod, which will reach a vulnerable person in need of emergency shelter.
Throughout the day each team gained points depending on how they faired at the challenges, four of the Brighter team managed to grab enough points to secure a medal, with Annabel and Alex taking home gold!
It was such a humbling experience to be part of and knowing that the pods will be put to good use around Manchester makes it very special.
A massive thank you to the GOTO Events team, Sleep Pod UK and Leonardo for inviting us along to this wonderful day!
If you want to know more, get in touch with us and we can help organise an event building sleep pods or other CSR teambuilding activities for your team.
GOTO Events - https://www.gotoevents.co.uk/
Sleep Pod UK - https://sleeppod.org.uk/