Metro Bank Asset Finance Team Raises Over £800 for Mental Health

The UK's community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. This past weekend, colleagues from Metro Bank's Asset Finance team laced up their boots and embarked on a challenging 25km hike through the picturesque (and surprisingly muddy) Surrey Hills, for Beyond, a youth mental health charity supporting individuals by providing resources, education, and advocacy to improve mental health services and awareness across the country.

Despite the sizzling temperatures, the team's spirits remained high as they climbed hills, waded through a flooded path in makeshift wellies, and even enjoyed a sing along. The hike, which saw the team battling the elements and turning puddles into pools of laughter raised over £800 to help the charity continue its vital work in supporting mental health.

"It's not every day you see a group of finance professionals singing their way through a muddy flood in the middle of Surrey," said Metro Bank's Director of Asset Finance, Nova Everidge. "But when it's for a cause as important as mental health, every step, every splash, and every song was worth it. Well done to our team for their generosity and efforts in raising funds for such a deserving charity."

Beyond's CEO, Louisa Rose said "Beyond are so grateful to Metro Bank for raising these funds via their sponsored walk. This money is crucial in getting our support into schools to help with the mental health crisis affecting young people. Beyond are doing all we can to make sure every child has access to the right mental health support at the right moment."

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