Squire Sanders raises more than £25,000 for Max Appeal

EMPLOYEES from the Birmingham office of law firm Squire Sanders have raised a record-breaking £25,753 for their 2013 adopted charity, Max Appeal. 

Max Appeal is a Stourbridge-based charity which supports families affected by Di George Syndrome, VCFS and 22q11.2 deletion.
 
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome is the most common of the rare disorders, affecting possibly 1 in 1,800 of the population. Missing genes on the 22nd chromosome causes birth defects affecting the heart, palate, immune system and brain.
 
During the course of the last 12 months, the office has held a wide variety of fundraising activities.  Major events included: A triple ascent of Mount Snowdon covering 22 miles in 14 hours – symbolic of Max Appeal’s focus on 22q deletion – and the hosting of a black tie dinner at Opus in Birmingham, where more than 100 clients and members of staff attended.
 
Paul Wootton of Max Appeal said: “We have been overwhelmed by the level of support from the staff at Squire Sanders, and the commitment shown by those participating in fund-raising events and their supporters. 

“The money raised has increased our annual income from donations by 35% and will enable us to continue to increase awareness of this condition and enhance the services we can provide.”

PPDG helps donkey sanctuary carry the load

THE Donkey Sanctuary in Sutton Coldfield has been given a major boost to plans to improve play facilities for children with a donation of hundreds of pounds from workers at Pertemps People Development Group.
 
Staff from Birmingham-based employment and training specialist PPDG visited the centre to present their £300 contribution.
 
The funds were donated from the company’s payroll giving scheme, which allows employees to give money to UK registered charities.

Sue Brennan, manager of The Donkey Sanctuary Birmingham, said: “From everyone here at the centre we would like to thank Louise and everyone at Pertemps People Development Group for their kind donation.

“They have provided us with generous financial support so we can continue our wonderful work for the children and donkeys. The money they have donated will help us improve our outdoor play area.”

Dolphin provides lift for Kaleidoscope

TO celebrate the recent opening of its brand new offices in West Bromwich, Dolphin Lifts Midlands presented local health and wellbeing charity, The Kaleidoscope Plus Group, with a gift certificate for a free MediTek straight stairlift.

Norman Farrington, managing director at Dolphin Lifts Midlands, said: “We, together with MediTek, are proud to help The Kaleidoscope Plus Group with a straight stairlift donation.

“Kaleidoscope’s passion to support thousands of people every year across West Bromwich with mental health issues is apparent and we hope the stairlift goes some way towards helping the communities it serves.”

Kaleidoscope Plus Group chief executive Monica Shafaq, said: “This valuable piece of equipment will be a huge benefit to both the charity and a number of our service users and we cannot thank the teams at Dolphin Lifts Midlands and MediTek enough.”

Lucideon announces Douglas Macmillan as its nominated charity

LUCIDEON, the provider of materials development, testing and assurance has named Douglas Macmillan Hospice as its nominated charity for 2014.
 
Established 40 years ago, the charity provides a day hospice, hospice at home service, education centre and full range of clinical support services for people suffering from incurable cancer and other life-limiting illnesses in North Staffordshire.
 
Tony Kinsella, CEO of Stoke-on-Trent-based Lucideon, said: “We have been supporting local charities for many years and are now proud to announce that we will nominate a charity each year for our fundraising activities.

“Douglas Macmillan Hospice, our chosen charity for this year, provides an invaluable caring facility for those with terminal or life-limiting illnesses in the local area. We will do our best to raise as much as we can.”