Palletforce\u2019s annual fundraising activities for the Wish Upon A Star Charity have been hit hard by the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n
But lockdown didn\u2019t stop European Administrative Supervisor April Wood from dreaming up an innovative way of encouraging her colleagues to dig deep.<\/p>\n
Twenty weeks pregnant with their first child, April and her partner Jordan \u2013 who works for Palletforce member Onpoint Logistics \u2013 were anxious to find out whether the baby was a boy or a girl. News spread to her colleagues, and it was decided to turn the momentous scan into a fundraising game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe game was simple,\u201d April explains. \u201cEveryone had to donate a minimum of \u00a32 and take a 50\/50 guess on whether we were having a boy or a girl. We also encouraged our family and friends to get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
With April heading up #TeamBlue for a boy and Jordan leading #TeamPink the tension was high as the day of the big reveal dawned. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe had the camera ready and followed very specific instructions written in envelopes with props,\u201d says April. \u201cThere were a few little games during the reveal, with the ending being us both blindfolded facing one another with a neutral colour tube of paint in our hands. And the midwife was a star, placing a note with the gender in a sealed envelope so that we couldn\u2019t not peek.\u201d <\/p>\n
When the envelope was opened, there were celebrations for those who had backed a girl. And between them Palletforce, Onpoint and family and friends raised over \u00a3200 towards making dreams come true for children with life threatening illnesses.<\/p>\n
Despite losing, April remains cheerful. \u201cLittle does Jordan know that he\u2019s going to be outnumbered by girls, who will soon run the household!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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