Birmingham-based sports and recreation insurance broker, Perkins Slade, has reached the climax of a year of charity fundraising efforts in aid of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity.
The company focussed specifically on raising money for children’s care at the Hospital, as well as often overlooked family support and bereavement services.
A total of £2,000 was raised by Perkins Slade staff through a range of initiatives, including a weekly dress down Friday, bake sales and organised events.
The company also encouraged its contacts in the insurance industry to get involved – with many kindly donating luxury gifts towards Perkins Slade’s summer raffle, including a case of wine, iPod and Top Gear racing experience.
Accompanied by members of the company’s Social Committee, Richard Doubleday, Executive Director of Perkins Slade, was proud to present a cheque to Justine Davy, Head of Fundraising at the QEHB, following 12-months of fundraising.
The money raised will now go towards funding treatments for sick and vulnerable children as well as providing support and bereavement counselling to families at the Birmingham hospital.
Justine Davy commented: “I want to thank the staff at Perkins Slade for their fundraising during 2015/16 and for the fabulous cheque of £2,000 which they presented to the Charity. QEHB Charity relies on the support of businesses and the community to support the work that we do as a charity, in supporting the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with cutting edge equipment and ground- breaking research both of which, in turn, benefit patients at QEHB who come to the hospital not only from the Midlands but beyond.
“We hope that all the staff at Perkins Slade enjoyed fundraising for QEHB Charity – especially the cake sales which are always a personal favourite of mine!”
Amanda Shergold, Head of the Perkins Slade Social Committee added: “We are very pleased by the amount of money we’ve raised to help fund children’s hospital treatments and provide the facilities to ensure their time in hospital is as comfortable as possible. We would also like to thank all members of staff who have each contributed towards supporting this worthy cause.”
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