The Bath offices of law firm Withy King have raised £18,428.83 for the Royal United Hospital’s Forever Friends Appeal, their chosen charity for the last two years.
The sum was raised through a variety of fund-raising activities initiated by the staff inside and outside of working hours, including a ‘summer of sport’ which saw individuals and teams taking part in a number of running and cycling events as well as the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge.
Every two years, Withy King’s employees vote for their charity of choice in each of the firm’s three principal locations – Bath, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire.
The total amount raised across the firm amounted to almost £50k.
The firm’s other charities of choice were Wiltshire Air Ambulance and Headway Oxfordshire.
Chris Kane, a partner at Withy King and Chair of the firm’s Charities’ Committee, said: “We are committed to making a positive impact on the communities we work in.
“The staff in our two Bath offices nominated Bath RUH’s Forever Friends Appeal as their ‘charity of choice’ and we are delighted with what individuals and teams have managed to achieve over the last two years.
“I am immensely proud of the initiative they have shown in coming up with novel fund-raising ideas as well as the effort they have put into the activities themselves.”
Corporate Officer for The Forever Friends Appeal, Jo Common, said: “Big Ted and The Forever Friends Appeal have loved working so closely with the Withy King team over the past two years.
“The team have been so passionate about raising funds for our new Cancer Centre, that they have taken on a huge range of different fundraising challenges – from completing the Three Peaks Challenge, to running the Bath Half, joining our Walk of Life, holding a ‘Bake Off’ competition, plus many more!
“I would therefore like to take this opportunity to say a really heartfelt thank you to every single member of the Withy King team who has put so much time and effort into fundraising for our charity.
“We are so grateful to have had your support helping us to raise these vital funds towards a new Cancer Centre that will transform care for patients and their families here at the RUH.”
Over the next two years, Withy King will be supporting three new charities: Dorothy House Hospice in Bradford-on-Avon, Prospect Hospice in Swindon and Yellow Submarine in Oxford.
