This year's summer with record temperatures offered the best conditions for a second edition of the in-house cycling campaign at software company doubleSlash. Last year, the cycling campaign launched by the HR department was very well received by employees and a new record number of kilometers was set between April and September 2018. The incentive: two cents per kilometer were donated to a good cause.
"We have a lot of cycling enthusiasts at doubleSlash. They sometimes take a detour over the Pfänder on the way home to collect kilometers," says Sandra Ströhle, responsible for health management at doubleSlash. "Knowing that you're pedaling for a good cause is twice as motivating."
Around the world twice and a calorie consumption of over 5,000 Big Macs
A total of 83 doubleSlasher riders from 15 teams cycled over 83,550 kilometers—to work, on vacation and together as a team. "That corresponds to a range of around two times around the world, 414 times to our branch in Munich or 400 times to our colleagues in Stuttgart," says Ströhle. And the calorie consumption is also impressive: In total, the calorie count of 5,056 Big Macs was burned.
Two cents per kilometer for the AMALIE outpatient children's hospice service
"Last year, we also used the cycling event to do something good," says Ströhle. "This year, we are therefore donating two cents per kilometer ridden to the AMALIE outpatient children's hospice service in the Lake Constance district." The final total of 1,671 euros was rounded up to 2,500 euros. "We are very pleased to receive donations like this from doubleSlash, because many areas of our work are not covered by regular funding," says Sybille Wölfle, an employee at AMALIE. AMALIE supports families during illness, dying and bereavement. "We deploy specially trained mentors in the families, who primarily look after the children when a parent or sibling suffers a life-shortening illness. Support can last just a few days or often several years," says Wölfle. There are now over 60 sponsors in the districts of Lake Constance and Ravensburg. In addition, a bereavement group specifically for children has been organized for five years, and from next year there will also be an offer for young people aged 14 and over. "It is important to us that grief is not an illness. Many families find that those around them withdraw—this is due to the uncertainty surrounding this sensitive topic," says Sybille Wölfle.
"We deliberately chose a local association for the donation. AMALIE's work is very valuable and helps families in our region. We wanted to support this," said Ströhle when handing over the cheque.
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