Charity: Deloitte delivers for Yorkshire Air Ambulance; Law firm marks pro bono milestone; and more

STAFF from the Leeds office of business advisory firm Deloitte have raised £10,000 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Last June, the rapid response emergency service was selected as Deloitte in Yorkshire’s charity partner for the next two years after a vote by the 480 staff in the firm’s City Square offices.

Since then, staff have been raising funds through a range of activities from the traditional dress down days and bake sales, to the more adventurous including a sponsored 14-mile canoe challenge.

Helen Kaye, partner and corporate responsibility lead at Deloitte in Yorkshire, said: “I am delighted to have supported Yorkshire Air Ambulance as our local office charity for the last year.

“From the 480 people based in our Leeds office we have seen some fantastic fundraising efforts to help Yorkshire Air Ambulance in their mission to save lives across the county.

“Through our corporate responsibility programme at Deloitte our aim is to play a proactive role in helping our local charity deal with key organisational challenges, not just raising funds, but also by providing time and expertise through volunteering and pro-bono support.”

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James Jessop, Stephanie Whatmore, Christine Ellis and Natalie Cosgrove celebrate their spinathon. hlw Keeble HawsonTHE private client team at hlw Keeble Hawson has clocked up 400 hours of pro bono support to boost a wealth of worthy charities across South Yorkshire.

The 400 hours, which amounts to 50 working days, spans a period from March 2015 to June 2016 and reinforces the firm’s commitment to make a difference to its local communities.

As one of the region’s largest law practices with offices in Sheffield, Leeds and Doncaster, hlw Keeble Hawson takes part in wide-ranging fundraising events for organisations including Cathedral Archer Project, Lost Chord and Safe at Last.   
A recent example has seen clinical negligence specialist Natalie Cosgrove – the new president of the Sheffield & District Law Society – and three colleagues embarking on a five hour spinathon to boost funds for Sheffield Mencap and Gateway and Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice by £750.  

The firm’s senior personnel also take on trustee roles and key positions with organisations including AGE UK Sheffield, the Sheffield Town Trust and Taptonholme Residential Care Home. The practice also runs regular wills clinics free of charge for West Park Hospital Cancer Charity and Age UK Sheffield.

Michele Todd, partner and charity law specialist at hlw Keeble Hawson, said: “The 400 hours milestone reflects our deep-rooted commitment to our corporate social responsibility. We are delighted to draw on the firm’s expertise to add value to these charities who work relentlessly to make a difference to the lives of the local people they support.”  

 

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Julia Rangecroft Mills and ReeveSTAFF at the Leeds office of Mills & Reeve donned overalls and rubber gloves to serve up lunch and then do the dishes at Leeds charity St George’s Crypt.

The firm donated £800 to provide lunch for some of the city’s most vulnerable people who attend St George’s Crypt and staff members rolled up their sleeves to serve the two course meal and then do the washing up.

Mills & Reeve is a longtime supporter of St George’s Crypt which has been working with disadvantaged, homeless, and vulnerable people in Leeds since the 1930s.

Partner Julia Rangecroft, who helped out on the day, said: “St George’s Crypt plays a vital role in the city and we were delighted to go along and support this extremely worthwhile cause.”

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Sacco Mann Eversheds Three PeaksLEGAL recruiters from Sacco Mann and lawyers from the real estate team at Eversheds took on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge to help raise money for Leeds-based charity Candlelighters, which supports children suffering from cancer and their families.

The team made it round the peaks within the 12 hour challenge time with the help of Phil Lee and his team at Kuta Outdoors and have so far raised around £1,900 for the charity.

Sophie Linley, a member of the CSR team at Sacco Mann said “Candlelighters is a fantastic charity and having seen their work in action, we wanted to do something big to help raise some money. This was a tough event but worth every second for the money raised and we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has shown their support.”

Brian Curran, Candlelighter’s corporate fundraiser said, “This is a fantastic effort by Sacco Mann and Eversheds. Not only have they completed an extremely physically challenging event, they have raised a considerable amount of money to help us continue to support children with cancer and their families.”

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