Hargreaves Landsdown partner with 1625ip!

2nd March 2021

We are extremely grateful to be Hargreaves Lansdown charity of the year! All the staff at Hargreaves Lansdown votes and we so appreciate being voted as their charity partner.

Hargreaves Lansdown will be fundraising towards mental health costs, and supporting through volunteering and training for young people.

They have already got involved in fundraising including a curry cook along and employees taking part in a ‘1625 challenge’. Some of the highlights include

  • 16 minutes of cold water swimming!
  • Walking 16 miles and wearing 25 hats!
  • Giving out positive feedback to 16 different people
  • 16 yoga poses
  • And look at the design of this garden!!
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