CHARITYNEWS
SUTCLIFFE & CO WINS £20,000 FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER CHARITY Jen Kelly, CEO of the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust says, “We are truly grateful to Sutcliffe & Co for the wonderful support they have given the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust over the last few years. This Aviva Broker Community Funding will make a big difference to our family support service at the Trust.”
Worcester based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers celebrate winning a £20,000 funding grant for the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust, through the National Aviva Broker Community Fund. The Aviva Broker Community Fund which runs every year is designed to help local projects that really matter to brokers across the country, with a cash injection to help good causes and community initiatives. With applications for awards ranging from £2,500 all the way up to Grand Awards of £20,000, the Grace Kelly Childhood Trust hit the jackpot with the maximum funding being awarded. The fund has been granted to help a very special project at the charity, to aid the therapeutic support work for families affected by childhood cancer, to enable them to spend much needed increased time with families, as well as starting to set up therapeutic groups in their new safe family therapy room. Duncan Sutcliffe, Managing Director at Sutcliffe & Co explains “Grace Kelly Childhood Trust has always been a charity that has been close to our hearts and we have supported many fundraising activities over the years, such as Oscar Saxelby’s treatment appeal. It’s an amazing scheme which Aviva runs and we’re over the moon the charity won the maximum funding!”
Jen adds, “We are proud that we are currently able to support local families financially, practically and emotionally following the diagnosis of their child with cancer. The Trust receives no statutory funding, so we are reliant on our fundraisers and supporters to help us raise the funds needed to keep our service running. Support from businesses, such as Sutcliffe & Co makes a big difference to the support that we are able to offer. We are also very grateful to the Aviva Broker Community Fund for giving us this funding opportunity.” The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust is a national charity working to help children and young people affected by cancer. Focused on early diagnosis, raising awareness, supporting families and research, it’s a charity committed to helping both cancer sufferers and their families. Sutcliffe & Co Insurance, one of Worcester’s oldest insurance brokers is a fourth generation family business, driven to provide a personal service in a commercial world. Their commitment to support the local community is unwavering, supporting many initiatives since the business was founded in 1984. As Sutcliffe & Co enter a new phase of growth, this news comes at what is hoped to be a successful year for the team. For more information about Sutcliffe & Co supporting the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust please contact their Head Office on 01905 21681 or alternatively email Enquiries@ sutcliffeinsurance.co.uk.
WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS CHARITY ANNOUNCED AS THE 2022 CHARITY PARTNER FOR THE WORCESTER CITY RUNS Head of Fundraising Sophie Burt said “We are so excited to be announced as this year’s charity partner. It is such a great event to be involved with and a wonderful opportunity for the charity to raise awareness of our work as well as much needed funds.” The 2022 Worcester City Runs returns bigger and better than ever on Sunday 4th September. The eighth Worcester City 10K and Half Marathon will set off on Sunday morning, alongside the popular Junior run returning at 8.45am. This year’s charity partner is Chamber member Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Charity supports patients, staff and services in Worcestershire’s acute hospitals by providing enhancements and added extras that make the experience more comfortable or the working day easier.
Sophie continues “As well as looking forward to getting involved on the day, we are also delighted to say that they have a number of free charity places available for both the 10K and the Half Marathon for people looking to take part and fundraise along the way. Funds raised by Team Worcestershire Acute will be used to improve the hospital environments, support staff wellbeing and provide additional equipment.” If you would like to join Team Worcestershire Acute please get in touch at info@ wahcharity.org or call 01905 768954.
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THURSFIELDS’ TEAM TO WALK 121 MILES TO RAISE £1,000+ FOR MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY A team of seven keen walkers from Thursfields Solicitors has taken on a 121-mile route march to raise more than £1,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity. The activity has been planned as part of the charity’s Airbase Challenge 2022 where fundraisers can walk, run, swim or cycle a variety of distances in the first five months of the year. The Thursfields’ team has decided to walk the longest route known as the Helicopter Challenger, which at 121 miles represents the total distance between its three air bases at Tatenhill, RAF Cosford and Strensham. Courtney Litwinko-Smith, a trainee solicitor in the Family team at Thursfields, explained that she and her colleagues decided on their challenge as part of their community work planned on Thursfields’ Junior Lawyer Committee. She said: “The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity does some terrific work across the area that Thursfields serves and we thought it would be marvellous to join their challenge and take the longest walk on. “We’ll be walking the route in a mixture of individual and group sessions with the aim of each walking just over 17 miles, together totalling the full 121-mile route. “We’ve already launched a fundraising page on JustGiving.com and hope to raise a minimum of £500 which Thursfields has generously pledged to match-fund, creating a donation of at least £1,000 for the charity.” Joining Ms Litwinko-Smith on the challenge are Thursfields’ colleagues Megan Jewkes, a trainee solicitor in the Commercial Property team, Kim Virk, a trainee solicitor in Wills and Estates, and Ruby Momoh, a trainee solicitor in Residential Property. Also on the team are Michael Kokkinoftas, a trainee solicitor in the Corporate team, Ellie Bryan, a paralegal who is also on the Corporate team, and Kiran Shinjin, a legal assistant on the Residential Property team. Since 1991, the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity has undertaken more than 66,000 missions via one of its three air ambulances, or two critical care cars, making it one of the UK’s busiest pre-hospital, air ambulance-led services. To sponsor the Thursfields’ Helicopter Challenge team, visit www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/thursfieldssolicitors1
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