Hilton Birmingham Metropole's Challenge For Charity

Hotel Spends 24 Hours Exercising To Raise Money For Charity

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May 24, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, UK -  At Hilton Birmingham Metropole, eight teams competed to cover as much distance as possible by walking, cycling and running as far as they could during the 24 Hour Team Challenge on May 21st, non-stop for 24 hours. Teams from all of the hotel departments were involved and managed to cover a distance of 1176 miles over the 24 hours, putting £600 towards the running total for the Around the World in Day charity event.

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