Members of Virtual1 staff have been volunteering at recent charity events on behalf of the Royal Marsden hospital - the company's nominated charity - including this year's Marsden March and London marathon.
The Marsden March is a 14 mile sponsored walk between The Royal Marsden's hospitals in Chelsea and Sutton. Over the last three years the event has raised £3.25 million to support the hospital's work on cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and care.
Apart from the walk itself, the day included other activities and the Vitual1 volunteers provided a range of support, including helping in the catering tent, face painting, as well as welcoming and directing teams.
James Hickman, Virtual1's Chief Technical Director, headed up the Virtual1 team, which also included Michelle Hitchins, John Walters, Michelle Connors and Chi Hoang.
Hickman's summary of the day was as follows: "Hot! My knees were aching. John was awesome in the catering tent. That man can cook burgers like nobody I've ever seen. I cycled the route then had to double-back twice so I covered around 25 miles on the 14-mile course.
"I'll happily do it again next year! The two 'chelles were models for the face-painting, each had a butterfly wing on their faces, so you had to catch them together to see the whole butterfly. They were also in the welcoming team along with Chi and then in the Directional team, putting medals around necks and steering tired walkers towards the refreshments."
The London marathon is the largest annual fundraising event - runners have raised over £600 million for good causes since the race began in 1981.
The team of volunteers from Virtual1 cheered on the 81 runners raising money for the Royal Marsden. Based at the 19th mile much encouragement was offered by the Virtual1 cheerleaders which was gratefully received by the runners as they hit 'the wall'.
Tom O'Hagan, Managing Director, said: "I'm very proud of our team of volunteers. It's always good to get involved in charitable events and The Marsden holds a special place in many people's hearts. They do fantastic work for cancer sufferers and it's comforting to know that such an amazing hospital is."
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, Virtual1's nominated charity, raises money to help the Royal Marsden provide world-class diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients, and support the hospitals pioneering work in cancer research.