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Become A #ChorleyHomeHero by taking part in the 2.6 Challenge to help raise money for Inspire Chorley Youth Zone

How are you spending your time at home? With the country in lockdown, invitations are rare these days but Inspire Chorley Youth Zone want to invite you, your friends, your colleagues and your family to get involved in something huge!

Starting on Sunday 26th April, we’ve teamed up with the national 2.6 Challenge and we need you all to be a part of it, become a #ChorleyHomeHero and help us to continue to support our amazing young people.

We rely on donations to continue to be there for all young people but the current COVID-19 crisis has led to a huge fall in the money we raise. The 2.6 Challenge is not only fun but a way to be a part of something bigger than your own four walls – it’s a way to help save UK charities like Inspire Chorley Youth Zone.

So how can you get involved?

1. Dream up your 2.6 challenge – Run 2.6km, bake 26 cakes, build a lego tower 2.6m high or see how many Maltesers you can scoff in 26 seconds!

2. Choose to either make a donation or set-up a fundraising page for Inspire Youth Zone. Simply click here – to get started, choose donate or fundraise and type ‘Chorley Youth Zone’ in the search for a charity box. Whatever you can afford, however big or small, your donation will make a difference!

3. Ask all your friends and family to sponsor you and challenge them to do their own 2.6 Challenge

4. Complete your challenge!

5. Share a photo or video of your challenge on social media with #TwoPointSixChallenge and remember to tag Inspire Youth Zone too!

So let’s get ready! What’s your #TwoPointSixChallenge? Could you give up your phone for 26 hours, take a 2.6 mile bike ride or perform a 26 second Tik Tok! The options are endless, the only ask is that you stick to the current government guidelines on social distancing.

Remember to tag us across all our social media platforms using the hashtag #ChorleyHomeHero to show the world what an amazing thing you are doing! If you need any help you can email our fundraising team and they will get back to you as soon as possible: Fundraising@InspireYouthZone.org

Good Luck!!

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MATTHEW HIRST

Matt Hirst is the CEO of leading energy technology provider ESG with over 700 staff and operations in the USA, Canada and the UK. ESG’s UK headquarters are based in Chorley, Lancashire.

 

ESG empowers global leaders in energy to deliver on the future promise of energy through its SAAS solutions for Customer and Market Data Management and Smart Metering. Matt has a background in Sales and Marketing and led a MBO of UK company Utiligroup in 2014 before it was acquired by ESG in 2017 and has been with the business for 24 years. Matt won an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2016 as well as being a judge in 2018 and in 2017 his team was awarded the UK Regional and National Mid Market Management Team of the Year awards by the BVCA. Matt holds a BSc (Hons) degree from The University of Salford and a MBA from Lancaster University.

Ryan powell

head of operations

Hi, I’m Ryan and I’m the Head of Operations at Inspire Youth Zone.

Email: ryan.powell@inspireyouthzone.org

Inspire Youth Zone