WOMEN IN BUSINESS
MORAY BUSINESS WOMEN MEET ELGIN BUSINESS WOMEN IN ONTARIO
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hile many travel restrictions were in place and it was difficult to plan any journey overseas Moray Business Women set out on a Transatlantic Challenge. Each year Moray Business Women choose a charity or local cause to work with and help fundraise for them through the year. Their partner for 2021 has been Moray Wellbeing Hub and MBW wanted to do their best to fundraise for them during what has been very challenging circumstances while face to face meetings and events were limited.
Better than that, when I found myself actually going to stay in Ontario Canada this October, before I was allowed to enter the US (long story), I couldn’t miss the opportunity to actually meet these wonderful ladies face to face. It couldn’t have been planned better, I was staying in Port Dover with friends and the Elgin Business Women arranged to meet me at one of their members businesses in Port Stanley, just a few miles into the neighbouring County.
It was decided as a great way to motivate everyone and to fundraise for MWBH that they would undertake a Transatlantic Challenge. They reached out and made contact with their businesswomen counterparts in Elgin, Ontario. The Elgin Business Women were delighted to join in the challenge and a zoom meeting was held for all to connect. On the 1st of April they all set out to cover the total distance of 6,777 miles from Elgin Moray to Elgin Ontario and back. Everyone signed into the App, My Virtual Mission and logged their individual achievements daily, be it a swim, walk, cycle run or steps. Every step counted and 81 days later they completed the challenge. 10
It was fabulous to meet virtually and undertake this challenge with the ladies of Elgin in Ontario.
I met a few of the EBW ladies at award winning The Edible Journey, which is the amazing, health food restaurant, run by wholistic chef Ellen Lacroix. If you ever find yourselves in Port Stanley, this place is a must.
