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Miller Homes races to the water to support children’s hospice

Miller Homes North East has taken a break from building homes in the region to raise hundreds of pounds in aid of a children’s hospice which supports youngsters with progressive life-limiting illnesses.

A dedicated team of 15 represented the leading housebuilder’s North East region in the seventh annual Martin House Hospice Dragon Boat Challenge.

The team paddled its way to the semi-finals after coming sixth in the race and raised over £600 for the registered charity, which cares for children and young people with progressive life-limiting illnesses and provides support to their families.

The Miller Homes North East team was one of three to represent the national housebuilder, alongside representatives from its Yorkshire and North West regions. Competing in the Dragon Boat Challenge forms part of a series of fundraising events, which will conclude with a Charity Ball in October 2014, as Miller Homes hopes to raise £20,000 for Martin House Hospice.

Karl Morton, Miller Homes North East’s associate sales director, said: “The work of Martin House Hospice which benefits so many young people with life-limiting illnesses and their families is truly invaluable and over the course of the year we’ll be helping to raise as much money as possible to aid the charity’s fantastic efforts.

“Supporting local communities is at the heart of our ethos and we are proud to be helping such a worthy organisation as Martin House Hospice.”

As part of the annual Martin House Hospice Dragon Boat Challenge, 41 teams took to the waters of Roundhay Park in Leeds in 30ft brightly coloured Chinese dragon boats to compete on the 200m course. The event aimed to raise over £30,000 for the children’s hospice.

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