Sydney Mitchell pledged to raise £10,000 in 2013 for its nominated charities; the Maria Watt Foundation and the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Neonatal unit, Tiny Babies Appeal. The firm chose to raise funds to mark its 250th year in business and to celebrate winning Law Firm of the Year in the 2013 Birmingham Law Society Legal awards.
In front of a 70 strong audience at Sydney Mitchell’s professional networking event, held at Purnell’s Bistro in Birmingham, Div Singh, Senior Partner, presented a cheque for £5,000 to Eileen Rock of the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity.
Div Singh, Senior Partner, Sydney Mitchell commented:
We are extremely pleased to have been able to reach our target of £10,000 over the year for our two nominated charities and would not have been able to achieve this without the support of our staff, regular attendees at our professional networking events and our clients who have supported the many fundraising events held over the year.
These events included our Annual Charity Quiz Night; a Balloon Launch; Charity Ball; Raffles; Charity Bake Off and numerous Dress Down Days.
It is a real pleasure to be able to present a cheque for £5000 for such a worthwhile cause and we are pleased that the charity will be able to put the money to good use.
Eileen Rock, Fundraising Manager, Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity said:
We are delighted with the fantastic support we have received from Sydney Mitchell LLP. The employees have thrown their heart and soul into supporting the “Tiny Babies, Big Appeal.
The funds raised will be used to purchase additional Neonatal medical equipment and in turn, enable our staff to care for more sick and premature babies on the unit. On behalf of the babies, their families and all the staff at the Birmingham Women’s Hospital, I would like to say a massive thank you to all the employees and to everyone who has supported Sydney Mitchell with their wonderful fundraising.
Sydney Mitchell continues its fundraising in 2014 for the same charities and the first event is the 6th Annual Charity Quiz to be held at the Orange Studio in Birmingham on 25 February. For anyone wishing to book at team or donate a raffle prize to help raise further funds for the charities, please contact Linda Heyworth at Sydney Mitchell or visit the website http://www.sydneymitchell.co.uk/news/sydney-mitchell-charity-quiz-night-25-february-2014
Presentation Picture:
Div Singh, Senior Partner, Sydney Mitchell LLP and Eileen Rock, Fundraising Manager, Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity
For further information, please contact:
Linda Heyworth, Senior Marketing Manager
Tel – 0121 746 3300 Mobile: 0777 279 5041
Email – l.heyworth@sydneymitchell.co.uk
Notes to Editor
About Sydney Mitchell:
Sydney Mitchell is a Midlands based award winning law firm, with offices in Birmingham City Centre, Sheldon and Shirley. Offering a range of specialist legal and services for both businesses and individuals, are in the Top Tier and Recommended in Legal 500, Lexcel accredited and won the Law Firm of the Year in 2013, 2011 and 2008 (5-15 partners) in the Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards. The firm’s specialist teams include employment, commercial property, company and commercial services, litigation, insolvency, licensing and gambling law. Private client teams include family law, residential property, dispute resolution and wills and probate, tax and trusts and personal injury.
About Maria Watt
Maria Watt Foundation raises funds to support specific projects such as the recent development of a Teenage Cancer Unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. They are also actively involved in raising awareness of the early signs of childhood cancer working with schools and GPs. Support is also given to the Beads of Courage Programme which helps to decrease illness related stress through using positive coping strategies to help children suffering serious illness.
The Maria Watt Foundation is an independently registered charity no. 1118733 and can be contacted at: Diane Watt, Maria Watt Foundation, 14 Radlow Crescent, Marston Green, Birmingham, B37 7LZ
http://www.mariawattfoundation.org/index.html
http://www.mariawattfoundation.org/our-projects/beads-of-courage.html
About the Birmingham Women’s Hospital ‘BWH’ – Neonatal appeal
BWH Charity supports the work of Birmingham Women's Hospital. They fundraise to provide vital equipment and facilities to enable the best possible care for the women and babies of the West Midlands region. The Birmingham Women’s Hospital Neonatal "Tiny Babies, Big Appeal" is the Neonatal appeal at Birmingham Women's Hospital. All donations will help care for sick and premature babies, not just in Birmingham but throughout the West Midlands. For more information on how you can help support the “Tiny Babies, Big Appeal” please email eileen.rock@bwhct.nhs.uk or call Fundraising Office on 0121 623 6874
Birmingham Women's Hospital Charity Registration No. 1089035
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