The team, which is made up of CIE directors and members of the AV sales and technical support team, will take on their ninth annual challenge this year in an endeavour to hit their 2016 fundraising target of £7000. The money raised will support Cancer Research, the British Heart Foundation and local charity the Saving Lives Helipad Appeal, based in CIE's HQ town of Nottingham. To date, the CIE HDBaseTEAM has raised in excess of £25,000 which has been distributed to various charities.
The HDBaseTEAM are sponsored by UK AV signal distribution brand CYP, with the team name giving a nod towards the vast range of HDBaseT products launched by CYP over the past two years. This will be CYP's fourth year of sponsorship and sales manager Gareth Rolls is an enthusiastic supporter - "It gives us great pride at CYP to sponsor the CIE team once again. The dedication and commitment to fundraising and the promotion of the charities of which they are passionate about, is truly awe-inspiring."
The CIE HDBaseTeam will leave the UK on Wednesday 28 September, with the aim of reaching Clermont-Ferrand on 1 October. To support this challenge, donations may be made at www.justgiving.com/HDBTeam. You can also follow the team on twitter @ciegroup.
(Jim Evans)
