As a part of the first ever DX Charity Week last week, HBC Logistics raised £580 for the British Heart Foundation through an exciting Charity Football Match – HBC Team vs SameDay customers. 

DX launched their DX Charity Week initiative to encourage all DX sites to raise money for a charity of their choice, whilst having fun between 18-22 May.  

As the main site for DX SameDay and historically up for charity fundraising, HBC Logistics chose to take advantage of the passionate football fans within their team and host a Charity Football Match on the 4G pitch at Biggleswade’s Stratton School.

When we asked our SameDay customers if they’d like to get involved, the response was amazing. Several customers were keen to take part, both through donations or by playing themselves. This turned our fundraising event into the perfect opportunity for our customers to go head-to-head with the HBC team… And just like that, the match was on!

The charity we collectively chose to support was the British Heart Foundation – the biggest independent funder of research into cardiovascular disease in the UK. As for many, this is a charity that holds sentimental value to the HBC team, so our choice was a no-brainer. 

Last Thursday, the HBC team and their customers came together on the 4G pitch for a friendly battle. The first 30-minute half was dominated by the HBC team, but they were soon showing their true fitness as they began to blow. The second half started at 4-2 to HBC, but the customers soon got back on track and managed a last-minute goal to secure their win. What a comeback!

As a result, we raised an amazing £580 on the night through donations. Even better, as part of DX Charity Week, DX will be matching our funds raised… Bringing the grand total raised to an incredible £1,160! A huge thank you to DX for the additional support and for inviting us to be part of this brilliant week of fundraising.