Words by Smiley Team
A children’s hospital charity is celebrating their successful partnership with an employment law consultancy, after the firm agreed to double their original pledge to donate £1,000,000.
The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity helps sick children and their families across the North West, treating 280,000 patients every year and providing resources to make a difficult time easier for the children and their families.
Their partnership with global employment law consultancy Peninsula Group, whose HQ is in Manchester, began in March 2019 with a pledge to donate £1million.
Employees at Peninsula hit this target through ambitious fundraising activities, including the Great Manchester Run, abseiling a 200ft building and even a trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. Funds have also been raised through payroll deductions which have been matched pound for pound in corporate donations.
But in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, which made the work of the hospital more challenging than ever, as well as impacting on charitable donations, Peninsula decided to double its pledge to £2 million.
Peter Done, founder and Group Managing Director of Peninsula Group, said: "Peninsula Group are delighted to have reached the remarkable milestone of raising £1 million through our incredible fundraising efforts and the Group matching every donation made. We hope that this impressive donation will help Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity significantly.
"Even though we are halfway there, we will not be resting on our laurels, and we will be doing all we can to achieve our pledge of £2 million. With lockdown restrictions finally easing, we have some exciting adrenaline events taking place over the next few months.
"Royal Manchester Children's Hospital is an incredible organisation, and we are glad to assist, and it is a privilege to do what we can to help."
Rachel Laycock, senior corporate fundraising manager for the charity, added: “We were delighted when Peninsula announced they wanted to raise £1million for us – when they doubled it to £2million we were overwhelmed at their generosity.
“Reaching the halfway mark is an event worthy of celebration and we want to thank each and every team member at Peninsula Group who has taken part in an event for us.
“We can’t wait to see them all in person, hopefully very soon. But in the meantime, I want to extend a virtual congratulations to everyone on reaching a terrific fundraising amount. Thank you Peninsula Group!”
To find out more about Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity visit their website or follow them on Twitter.
