Staff from Albury accounting firm Johnsons MME are ready and raring to go for this month's virtual City2City.
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The Border business is one of 46 teams registered so far for the event and has been a sponsor of the Walk and Talk portion since 2018.
Johnsons' MME director Paul Goonan said after the challenges faced by the community in 2020, the business felt obliged to support the cross-border health service.
"This year particularity we wanted to continue our sponsorship as a way of saying thank you to Albury-Wodonga Health," he said.
"2020 was a year like no other, with many challenges.
"We saw our community rally together and support each other, and we feel it's important to recognise the contribution everyone made in keeping Albury-Wodonga and the surrounding region healthy."
The workplace has over 50 entrants registered including partners and children of staff, with group walks organised for each weekend of the month.
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"The Walk and Talk portion of the event is one way everyone and anyone can be involved in the City2City," Mr Goonan said.
"We encourage everyone to participate in the virtual City2City throughout February to stay healthy and rasie funds for our health services."
City2City committee chair Michelle Hudson said the virtual event has had around 500 registrations so far.
While this year will look different due to COVID-19 restrictions and the unpredictability of border closures, Ms Hudson said teams are finding new ways to make the event a success.
"A lot of people in teams are saying that rather than just doing it individually throughout the month, they're setting a date and time and doing the event together as a team and then meeting at the finish for a celebratory brunch or lunch," she said.
"That's a very common approach and a recipe to making the City2City successful.
"We expected it to be very different this year."
This year groups will also have the extra benefit of added categories.
"In previous years we have just had one category for both the workplace and challenge cup, but this year we've got small, medium and large," Ms Hudson said.
"It just gives smaller schools the opportunity to compete against each other, and the same for workplaces."
In previous years, event organisers have typically seen a frenzy of entrants in the week leading up to the event.
Ms Hudson expects more to come as the month goes on, with entries still currently open.
Those participating in the City2City have the month of February to do so.