A thousand rainbows raise £48,000 for CHSW

Exeter’s first ever Rainbow Run on Sunday (8 June) was a resounding success.

This crazy, fun event was raising money for the Children’s Hospice South West and 1,000 participants raised an astonishing £48,000 for the charity, which has three children’s hospices in North Devon, Cornwall and North Somerset.

Held at the Exeter Racecourse, this is the first time that the Rainbow Run has taken place in Devon.

This brilliant fun event features runners and walkers being showered with coloured paint, and the charity is delighted as to its success:

CHSW Event fundraiser, Marina Leadbetter, said, “Our first ever Rainbow Run in Exeter was simply phenomenal! We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part and for their support of our charity. Having £48,000 pledged on the day is amazing. It was such a great atmosphere and simply wonderful to see so multi-coloured smiley faces crossing the finish line.”

CHSW Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser, Naomi Dymond, added: “It was a tremendous achievement and we are thrilled that everyone had such a wonderful day. We would like to say a huge thank you to our paint station sponsors Ashfords, Brandon Hire, Brewin Dolphin, Kitsons and LV= Exeter, we simply couldn’t have done the event without them. Their time, energy and endless enthusiasm helped to make the Rainbow Run a brilliant day for everyone involved.”

If you missed out on this event, Children’s Hospice South West has Rainbow Runs in Bristol on 21 June and Newquay on 129 June.

For more information visit http://www.chsw.org.uk/rainbow-run-about#.U5cDVvldV1Y