Ten Teams Race for £5000 prize!

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 16, 2010 -- Ten teams of students are competing at full speed for £5000 worth of sporting equipment to be donated by Sweatband.com. The team that generates the most thank you messages on their campaign page for their chosen cause will win the equipment including a 6ft snooker table.

In support of the Sport Relief Weekend this March (19th-21st), the ‘Kings 4 Sport Relief’ team have chosen to thank Sport Relief and its fundraisers for the fantastic work they are doing. Furthermore, with charitable spirit they are planning to donate the equipment to a Sport Relief cause if they win.

The team include three King’s College London students and a pupil of Christ the King Sixth Form College. Inspired by fundraisers all over the UK and the challenges undertaken by celebrities such as Eddie Izzard and Christine Bleakley the King’s team want to give the public a chance to thank these individuals or simply Sport Relief itself in a quick and free step on their campaign page: http://thanksto.com/campaign/sportrelief

Doing so not only shows support for Sport Relief but will also help the King’s team win their personal race for the £5000. The team’s technology-based strategy is based on social networking media including tweeting at UK celebrities and gathering followers on Facebook. So support the young ‘Kings 4 Sport Relief’ online as they race towards the finishing line.


Links

Follow the campaign at: http://thanksto.com/campaign/sportrelief

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/group.php?gid=314476407788

Twitter: http://twitter.com/TTSportRelief

For more info on Sport Relief: http://www.sportrelief.co.uk


Notes for editors

The Team:

• Team leader: Stephen Robinson (19) studying towards BSc Business Management (King’s College London)

• Marketing Officer: Laxmi Sapaloo (21) studying towards BSc Business Management (King’s College London)

• PR Officer: Amélie Treppass (22) is working towards a MA in European Studies (King’s College London)

• Sponsorship Officer: Jessy Kouassi (18) is currently at Christ the King Sixth Form College in south London.

Challenge Organiser: ThanksTo: have organized the Social Enterprise Challenge 2010 that the teams are competing in. “ThanksTo launched in summer 2009 and is attracting new members every day who want to say thanks. Our mission is to make a dramatic difference in our communities by encouraging everyone to thank the people who make our lives better.”

Sponsor: Sweatband.com: “Sweatband.com is the ultimate active sports equipment super store! Unlike many fly by night Internet retailers, Sweatband.com is an online and bricks and mortar retailer, with a successful trading history spanning nearly a decade.”


If you require any further information about the challenge please email at amelie.treppass@gmail.com

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