During the festive period, our people came together to support their charity partners through a range of fundraising activities, providing meaningful support to communities at a time when it was needed most.
Our Birmingham office raised an impressive £2,000 through a Christmas raffle in support of Birmingham Children’s Hospital, while also donating essential food items to Birmingham Care Group. Contributions of canned goods, pasta, cereals and rice helped ensure vulnerable individuals could access culturally appropriate food during the festive season.
In addition, colleagues volunteered their time at the hospital’s Christmas grotto, where Santa and his team of elves welcomed inpatients, outpatients and their families. As well as handing out gifts and festive treats, the team helped create moments of joy and connection for children and families, many of whom were facing challenging circumstances.
Alongside this, we also sponsored the Paediatric Admissions Unit, which provides short-stay inpatient care to children and young people up to the age of 16.
Our Guildford office embraced the spirit of giving through a Christmas jumper day supporting North Guildford Food Bank, a gift tag tree providing presents for children supported by Shooting Star Children’s Hospice, and a bake sale raising funds for Oakleaf Enterprise.
In Leeds, the return of the office’s much-loved Christmas raffle raised over £700 for The Brain Tumour Charity, supported by prizes donated by local businesses. Colleagues also collected food donations for Homeless Hampers, delivering boxes of essential supplies to support people experiencing homelessness across Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield.
Our London office supported Centrepoint through a festive appeal, raising funds by serving mince pies and mulled wine, while our Manchester office raised £595 for Cancer Research UK through a series of activities including a desk decorating competition, stocking raffle, festive drinks and a Christmas quiz.