WORKPLACE pensions specialist Johnson Fleming has raised more than £400 for its chosen charity of the year, young persons cancer supporter CLIC Sargent, with a series of fundraising events.
These have included a charity netball match followed by the whippingchildhoodcancer challenge, which saw members of the senior management team receive a whipped cream pie in the face.
Thanks to Bromsgrove's Ryland Centre, which provided the use of its facilities for free, Johnson Fleming employees took part in a charity netball match which saw different areas of the business pitched against each other. The highly competitive tournament saw Team Finance, Consultancy and Marketing win by a margin of 14 points to five. A fining system was also enforced which saw those involved in foul play or unsporting behaviour fined. Remarkably this boosted the afternoons fundraising efforts to £201.50.
There followed the chance for employees to "fling a flan" at senior management. Johnson Fleming’s senior management team each took a cream pie in the face in aid of CLIC Sargent’s #whippingchildhoodcancer challenge. Bids were placed for the opportunity to "pie a suit" with the total amount of bids reaching £200.
Through a cream covered face, chief executive Simon Fletcher said: "We are delighted to have been able to raise £400 for CLIC Sargent these past few weeks, this has seen our current total rise to around £1,600. Sean Moore who works in our IT Department will be taking part in the Birmingham Half Marathon and this will hopefully see us move closer to our overall target of £5,000, plus we have further events planned over the coming months.“
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