Exeter law firm chooses charities of the year
Two local charities that help both young and older people are set to benefit from the fundraising efforts of a leading Exeter law firm, after being selected by its staff to become its charities of the year.
Children’s Hospice South West and Age UK Exeter have been chosen as the charities of the year by Stephens Scown LLP. The charities were suggested by staff and came out top in a staff vote. Children’s Hospice South West becomes Stephens Scown’s firm-wide charity of the year and Age UK Exeter is the chosen charity of the firm’s Exeter office. Both charities will benefit from a range of fundraising activities organised by Stephens Scown’s staff throughout the 2015/2016 financial year.
Stephens Scown’s managing partner Robert Camp said: “These are two incredible charities and I’m delighted that our staff have chosen to support them this year. I know our staff have some great ideas for fundraising and I look forward to getting involved myself throughout the year to help raise vital funds for these great organisations.”
Age UK Exeter provides vital services and support to over 1,000 older people in the city each week. As an independent charity and part of the Age UK network, Age UK Exeter relies on local donations and fundraising to support its work in the city. All the money raised by the charity is used in Exeter for the benefit of local older people. The charity is supported by a fantastic team of over 250 regular volunteers and provides services that combat loneliness and isolation and promote health, wellbeing and independence. Their services range from supporting older people with dementia at their centre in Cowick Street to computer classes to help older people get on-line as well as providing one to one support and activity groups right across the city.
Martyn Rogers, Director of Age UK Exeter, said: “This brilliant news. We are thrilled that Stephens Scown’s staff have chosen to support our work in the city. The support of Stephens Scown and others like them means we can continue to combat the loneliness and isolation experienced by so many and help improve the quality of life of older people in the city.”
Children’s Hospice South West runs Little Bridge House in North Devon and provides hospice care for children with life limiting conditions, as well as support for the whole family. At Little Bridge House and the charity’s other two South West hospices, it offers respite care and short breaks, emergency care, palliative care and end of life care. The charity aims to help families create precious memories with their children, no matter how short their lives are.
Naomi Dymond, Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser (Little Bridge House) of Children’s Hospice South West commented: “We are thrilled to have been chosen by the staff of Stephens Scown as their new regional charity of the year. We support more than 400 life-limited children and their families across the south west and rely almost entirely on voluntary donations to continue our work. Without the support of firms such as Stephens Scown we simply couldn’t continue to be there for those who need us the most. We are really excited to see what fundraising events the team have up their sleeves!”
For more information on Age UK Exeter go to www.ageuk.org.uk/exeter
For more information on Children’s Hospice South West go to www.chsw.org.uk
Stephens Scown has over 270 staff, including over 50 partners, across its offices in Exeter, Truro and St Austell. For more information visit www.stephens-scown.co.uk
