VIDEO: Lynas Foodservice staff in 'walk the world' fundraiser for search and rescue charities to mark 75th anniversary
The staff and management of a Coleraine business are preparing to ‘walk the world’ for charity to mark the 75th anniversary of the firm’s foundation.
Lynas Foodservice was set up in 1951 as a small family-run fish business in Coleraine and is now the largest family-run distributor on the island of Ireland.
They serve thousands of customers across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland through foodservice, eleven Lynas Food Outlets and a growing portfolio of own brands, including Causeway Prime Butchery, Keenan Seafood and First 4 Fruit.
Three generations later, they are still family run and are celebrating that milestone by giving something back to four charities – Community Rescue NI, Border Water Rescue Team, Scottish Mountain Rescue and Mountain Rescue Ireland.
To mark their 75th anniversary, teams from across all three regions of the business are taking on the challenge of walking the equivalent of the world’s circumference (24,901 miles) to raise money for the four search and rescue charities.
The challenge began on Monday, July 20 and will run until Sunday, August 30.
Lynas Foodservice said: “While every team is competing for prizes and a place at the top of the leaderboard, every mile walked has a bigger purpose: supporting the incredible volunteers and organisations that are there when people need them most.”
Anyone wishing to support the Walk the World fundraiser can do so via PayPal