Yuasa powers 3,000 Santas for charity fun run

Batteries donated to power route lighting and giant inflatable Santas

Yuasa powers 3,000 Santas for charity fun run

Yuasa has donated batteries for the 15th annual Santa Fun Run, hosted by Rotary Club of Marlow Thames in Buckinghamshire on Sunday 1 December.

The event saw 3,000 Santa Claus’ run through parks and the High Street.

A record number of runners put on their iconic red suits and hit the streets of the historic town, watched by thousands of spectators.

Organised by the Rotary Clubs of Marlow, the festive 5k event raised around £45,000, which will go to charities predominantly in the local area.

This year’s main good causes – Wycombe Homeless Connection and Buckinghamshire Mind, each were presented with cheques for £3000.

The batteries used to power the event were NP12-12 batteries from Yuasa’s industry leading NP series.

These batteries were the ideal choice, due to their superb recovery from deep discharge, AGM technology and extended life.

Olympic Bronze medal winner at the 2008 summer Paralympics, Naomi Riches MBE, started the race at the bottom of the High Street, while the participants took eight minutes to clear the start line.

Riches was also present to hand out the awards to the winning male and female runners.

Dermot Kelly, head of the environmental committee at Rotary Club of Marlow said, “This is one of the largest Santa Fun Run events in the South of England.

“The money raised for charity by the runners and by the Rotarians of Marlow who organise the event has a huge impact on local and national charities.”

Yuasa say that 98 per cent of a lead acid battery can be reclaimed through recycling.

The lead, plastic and acid components are re-processed and manufactured into an array of other products including guide posts, cabling and detergents.

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