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NEWS      BOSS Today      #41





                                                                                           Reporting on the
                                                                                       recent events in the
                                                                                   office supplies industry




































          CLIMB OF LIFE







          AIMS EVEN HIGHER










            his year’s Climb Of Life (COL) will   Hotel in Grasmere to climb various   the ICR.”
          Ttake place on November 2, with the   peaks with varying degrees of difficulty,   Chapman is grateful to Steve
          theme “The £1mill Mountain Challenge   with the top group being the most   Haworth, the CEO of EVO/VOW, who
          4 ICR.”                           extreme!  Professor Paul Workman -   once again are the headline sponsors
           This is because, says organiser   the ICR CEO & President - will again be   for COL, and also to BOSS, who are
          Graeme Chapman MBE, “If we hit    trekking with us and making an address   supplying support in many forms.
          £100,000 again – as we have in the last   to update us on the ICR’s work, while   Those not trekking or biking are
          four years - we will reach the magical   one of its leading medics, Dr Irene   invited to sponsor one of our industry’s
          figure of £1million raised for the   Chong, will also be joining us.”  many brave volunteers. For more
          Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and   For the first time, the COL now has a   details contact Graeme Chapman MBE
          overall we would hit £1.6 million for all   sister event - The Ride Of Life – which   (ghc157@yahoo.co.uk) or Sean Starkey
          the charities we have supported.”  will also be raising funds for the ICR.   (sean.starkey@durable-uk.com).
           This year will be Chapman’s 31st   Explains Chapman, “It’s being lead and
          continuous year of climbing for charity   organised by Sean Starkey, the MD of   To make a donation to the Climb of Life, go to
          and the 12th of the Climb Of Life being   Durable. 30 riders will be setting off   www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bossnemo. To
          held to support the ICR: “120 trekkers   from ICR Sutton on September 7 to ride   donate to the RIDE OF LIFE go to
          in 10 groups will be leaving the Swan   over 100 kilometres to raise funds for   www.justgiving.com/companyteams/RideofLife.


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