The eleven-strong team is comprised of six Daktronics' UK employees and the support of five family members. The money they raise will be donated to Paul's Place (paulsplace.org.uk), a Bristol-based charity that supports and facilitates physically disabled adults.
The team is closely aligned with the site of the run, as the route takes in all the iconic London 2012 Olympic Games legacy venues, including the Lee Valley VeloPark into which Daktronics has installed four Daktronics LED video displays, each measuring 18.10sq.m , in preparation for the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
The displays are located one in each corner of the indoor velodrome, to ensure fans get multiple views of the action in the event that their seats have any obstructions. Positioned at eye level from the seating areas fans can easily look from the displays back to the live action and vice versa.
The route also passes the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park stadium. Indeed the Run represents the first event to take place there since its transformation following London 2012 and Daktronics recently announced its own involvement. Two Daktronics 15HD pixel LED video displays measuring a vast 8m high by 26.7m wide will be installed into the venue in time to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Daktronics UK extends an open invitation to all those who wish to support them on 19 July and offers the Paul's Place JustGiving page (https://www.justgiving.com/paulsplace) up to the generosity of the industry.
(Jim Evans)
