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CCM Group goes online to support charity of the year
Nottinghamshire-based creative agency CCM Group has joined forces with its chosen charity of the year, Nottinghamshire Mind, to organise an online fundraising event. The Big Notts Raffle will
take place on Thursday 13 May, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. This support is in addition to the pro-bono services the creative agency is offering to the charity, including creative design and website development. Trent Peek, group director
at CCM Group, said: “We are thrilled to be working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Mind throughout 2021. We’re hoping that by organising this virtual event during Mental Health Awareness Week, we will be able to raise awareness and vital funds for such a worthwhile cause in our local community.”
Claire Twells, Sara Ferdinando, Jo Andrew and Sophie Shapcott, members of Derby's Finest, with the birthday box for a nine-year-old Derby County fan
Helping spread birthday cheer
Businesswomen in Derby have joined forces to make sure underprivileged and vulnerable children will be able to celebrate their birthdays. Birthday boxes containing cake, candles, balloons,
gifts, socks, pants, pyjamas, colouring pens and colouring books were created by Derby’s Finest, a group that celebrates the city’s women in business. The idea was the brainchild of board member Claire
Twells, a partner at Smith Partnership Solicitors, who was told through her charitable work about cases of children who do not receive gifts because of difficulties in their home life. She said: “Some children are living with guardians or
carers and all their resources go to putting food on the table.
“This means children – who have already had really
tough, often violent, lives – are having to miss out on birthday celebrations. I thought it would be a good idea to try to get a box of small gifts to a boy and girl from needy families every month.” Among the Derby-based companies joining Smith
Partnership on this project are Project D, Evad and EMA Training. Claire is now reaching out to the wider business
community for support as the demand for the boxes increases as lockdown continues. She said: “The project has grown well beyond my
expectations - we have a request for over 30 boxes with that number rising daily. It would be great if we could garner help from other business leaders.”
18 business network April 2021
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