The firm's Ace VENTURa team has won the Charlie House Venture 2022 challenge.
The challenge
This eight-week corporate challenge saw teams go head to head with the aim of fundraising as much as possible for Charlie House.
All funds raised from this competition go directly to the charity's Big Build Appeal for a specialist support centre built on the grounds of Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen.
Charlie House is a charity doing hugely important work to improve the quality of life for babies, children and young people in the north east of Scotland with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions.
The team
The team of six, Gavin Matheson, Hollie Cavanagh, Jessica Sunassee-Mackey, Jonathan Burns, Ross Peddie and I, had our sights set on bringing home the trophy after The LEDS Factor won in 2019.
Starting with a budget of just £100 and the task of developing creative and entrepreneurial ideas to turn into funding for Charlie House, we raised a fantastic total of £4,859.31.
Over eight weeks, we organised various events encouraging colleagues to release their inner bakers for bake sales and challenge themselves to complete 10,000 steps daily.
A highlight was our art gallery evening, held at our Aberdeen Johnstone House offices, and attended by about 30 guests saw proceeds split equally between the artist and Charlie House.
The team's efforts mean we've won places on business mentor Bob Keiller's business storytelling course, an activity day at Lochter Activity Centre, and one month's advertising for the firm on Original 106.
Activities included —
Bake Sale — raised £297.09
Bingo Lunch — raised £79.75
Bottle Bank — raised £168
STEPtember — raised £455.45
Guess the Sweets — raised £41.22
Quiz register — raised £43
Art Gallery Evening — raised £1,267.50
The firm's charitable trust also generously topped up our total.
Showcasing our local community
The chosen theme for our fundraising activities was 'Showcasing our Local Community'. We chose this to highlight the significant importance of supporting our local economy in challenging times, and we were blown away by the generosity of the following organisations and artists for their donations —
Companies
Local artists
Frances Walker
Kanita Sim
Pat Davidson
Irene Strachan
Diana Bumpus
Jane Bradford
Caroline McNiff
Jinty Parkin
Morag Stevenson
Gundra Nock
Stan Fachie
Michael Samson
Sylvia Sim
Fenneke Wolters-Sinke
Sarah Harker
Mary Butterworth
Imajica Art Collective
William Inverarity
A massive thanks to everyone who supported us and this incredibly important cause. We are delighted to have raised a fantastic total far exceeding our expectations.
