Throughout July the DPO Centre, the UK’s leading independent data protection officer resource centre, is celebrating hitting the 500-client milestone with its extraordinary team undertaking a 50km challenge, including running, walking and cycling over a 50-hour period to raise money for St Helena Hospice in Colchester.
The DPO Centre’s administration office is based in Ipswich and many of its employees are from the region. Approximately 32 employees are getting involved throughout July and all of the sponsorship money raised will be match funded by the company.
Rob Masson, CEO, The DPO Centre said “I am delighted that so many members of our ‘#oneteam’ have embraced this challenge, it’s not an easy one, but we’ll all be doing our best to achieve it. Everyone is giving up their time to raise funds for St Helena Hospice, which has made a significant difference to the lives of some of our colleagues and their families.”
Rachel Joy, fundraiser at St Helena Hospice in Colchester, said “We are incredibly grateful to the team at The DPO Centre for taking on this challenge to raise money for St Helena Hospice. Our core services are provided free of charge, and only a small percentage of our funding is provided by the NHS. It’s thanks to our incredible supporters, like The DPO Centre, raising money and giving up their time that we are able to support local people facing incurable illness and bereavement. Thank you!”
The donation page is https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thedpocentre for anyone who would like to contribute.
The DPO Centre continues to deliver an impressive track record of growth. Hitting their 500th client milestone means they’ve seen 27.8% growth in their client base for the first six months of 2021 alone.
