Hull KR Foundation deliver inclusive and impactful programmes to improve lives across Hull and East Riding. Inspiring people through the power of Hull KR, we deliver programmes in Health, Education, Employability and Physical Activity. Our Foundation enables people of all ages to get involved and work towards reaching their potential.

“The opportunity to work with Sewell FM and Dove House to put on this event is fantastic. As a charity, we need to constantly fundraise to deliver our mission and all money raised will be received gratefully. Engaging with businesses across Hull will help us bring the challenges faced by communities across Hull and East Riding to the forefront. Challenges are faced by our communities daily and our work provides opportunities to improve their lives.” Paul Hamnett – Chief Executive Hull KR Foundation

Dove House Hospice, located on Chamberlain Road in Hull, has been caring for people in Hull and East Yorkshire for almost 40 years. Patients and families are at the heart of everything they do, whether they’re caring for people at the end of their lives, providing therapies to help people with life limiting illnesses improve their quality of life, or giving much needed bereavement support to grieving families. Their care focuses on the needs of the person they’re caring for, not just their illness, and staff take the time to get to know patients and their families to help make staying at Dove House a home from home experience.

"I am deeply grateful to Sewell FM for hosting this fundraising initiative for Dove House and Hull KR Foundation. The support from regional business leaders helps us to continue our vital work to look after local people during some of the most difficult times of their lives. In this area, we are incredibly fortunate to have businesses committed to their community. Without initiatives like this, the hospice would simply not be able to provide care and support to those who need it most."

The final third will be going to Hull Homeless and Rootless Project (Hull HARP), who have been offering support to local homeless people since 1982, providing numerous life-saving services to people who have found themselves homeless, or at risk of becoming so.

Sean Henderson, Managing Director of Sewell Facilities Management and Big Sleepout 2024 participant says: “Local charities do so much to serve the community in our region, and lots of our staff and their families have personally benefitted from the support of Hull HARP, Dove House Hospice and the Hull KR Foundation.

I am not looking forward to spending a chilly November night in the cold, but it is a small sacrifice to support these amazing charities, and I would urge other business leaders to do their bit and take part too.”