It has been a triumphant week for the team at AvailableCar car supermarket after discovering that they have raised over £1220.00 for the John Eastwood Hospice in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham. The money was donated after a group of eager Team Members and AvailableCar Chairman Graham Bell gained individual sponsorship for taking part and finishing the famous Mansfield Half Marathon.

After deciding to become the official sponsors of the Marathon for the next three years, some of the more athletic Team Members at the car supermarket saw it as the perfect opportunity to raise money for a great cause.

Chairman Graham Bell has been delighted with the outcome he said: "We are really pleased to give our contribution to the John Eastwood Hospice. We have employees who work at AvailableCar have had family or friends who have had hospice care, so it gave us all great pleasure to do something really worthwhile together as a Team.

"As the official sponsor of the Mansfield Marathon for the next two years, it is certainly something we will be looking to do again in the future."

Diane Humphreys, Hospice Trust Manager said: "It was great to hear that the hospice has been chosen as beneficiary of this fantastic donation, as we rely entirely on fundraising and donations to enable us to support specialist palliative care services in the hospice and in the community. We are currently refurbishing our in-patient unit to improve our facilities and enhance the environment for our patients and their families. This is a major project, so the Team's very generous support is particularly important at this time. We're delighted that their efforts were so well rewarded, and convey our sincere thanks to everyone involved."

Available Car have two car supermarkets one in Sutton-In-Ashfield and another one in Castle Donington. Both sites combined together have one of the largest selections of nearly new and used cars in the country.

After winning more than six awards in only six years of being open there is a real sense of "Team" at AvailableCar car supermarket and the Directors believe it's due to the strong company values, with many faces having been with the company since the beginning.

After such a successful first year a marathon sponsor the whole team are now looking forward to taking part in next year's race, which they hope will be even more successful.