Business O’Donnell team at Emmaus – L-R: Suzie Gardiner from O’Donnell Solicitors, Alison Hill, Director of Emmaus Mossley, James O’Donnell and Becky O’Donnell. O’DONNELL STAFF COMPLETE TOUR FOR EMMAUS MOSSLEY After plenty of training, O’Donnell Solicitors staffff have completed a series of fundraising runs to support their nominated charity of the year, Emmaus Mossley. Nine staff members from the O’Donnell team participated in the Tour of Tameside, a four-day festival of running, which took place between 13 and 16 June.This is the third year that a team from O’Donnell Solicitors has taken part in the event and 2019 saw even more O’Donnell’s staff taking part than ever before. James O’Donnell, Director and Head of Commercial, said:“This is another exciting year for the fifirm and for the Tour of Tameside, an iconic event taking place throughout Tameside. It is a pleasure to be a sponsor of this iconic event but also to have taken part to help this fantastic local charity. “It was a very tough event, but our fifirm’s staff had the strength and determination to achieve their personal goals and at the same time give back to an extremely worthy cause.” Director James O’Donnell was joined by CO Directors Rebecca O’Donnell,Anthony Jones and Claire Egerton together with PA, Claire Kinder, PA Natalie Wright and Receptionist Emma Jones. Emmaus Mossley supports 26 formerly homeless people by providing them with a home and work in a community setting.The charity runs a social enterprise in Mossley, selling donated and upcycled furniture, household goods, clothes and vintage wares. Alison Hill, Director of Emmaus Mossley, said:“We’re extremely grateful to the staff from O’Donnell Solicitors for selecting Emmaus Mossley as their charity of the year. Our community are proud of everyone at O’Donnell for their efforts in the Tour of Tameside event. “The partnership with O’Donnell Solicitors will not only help to raise awareness and funds to support Emmaus Mossley, it will also give opportunities to our benefificiaries who could benefifit from some legal support.” The Tour of Tameside event, which was originally founded by marathon legend Dr Ron Hill MBE in 1983, was re-launched in 2015 and has been growing in popularity year on year. With four different events over four days, each with a different running route and type of terrain.The Tour is designed to challenge participants both physically and mentally, whilst still offering something for runners of all abilities. 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