Hawsons Towering
achievement by an intrepid team
For the second year in a row, Hawsons Chartered Accountants have completed an abseil down the National Lift Tower, the iconic piece of architecture in Northampton, which is the also largest abseil in the world. In October, the team chose to raise funds for
Kids Aid, a Northamptonshire charity that delivers trauma-informed and therapeutic parenting work- shops as well as one-to-one and group therapies. T e 418-foot abseil was accomplished by the gutsy team of Aimee Smith, Tracy Hodder, Vai Rawji and Partha Joshi. David Owens, Corporate Services Partner at Hawsons, said: “We are always looking for ways
to support the local community, being involved in charity events like these are a great way to do so. We were excited to put forward our team, who were courageous enough to participate in the event. Two of our volunteers were new to Hawsons, joining the fi rm in early September, its encouraging that they’ve engaged so quickly with the fi rm’s values.” Partha Joshi, said: “I really enjoyed abseiling for Kids Aid (even though I’m not keen on heights) I would fully encourage anyone else to take on this challenge too, as it is for a fantastic cause.” Kids Aid raised just shy of £6,600 from the event, with the
Hawsons team contributing £735 towards that total. All funds raised will make a considerable diff erence to children and young people in Northamptonshire who require therapy. T e day was a success, and, despite the threat of inclement weather,
it was the perfect day to abseil outside. Everyone that went along was incredibly supportive, congratulating each person as they came down creating a remarkable atmosphere. Aimee Smith said: “A massive thank you to Lorraine Elks at Kids Aid
for coordinating the event and the support on the day. I am so grateful I had the opportunity to do this for such a great cause. It was less scary than I imagined, more of an experience I would recommend to anyone. I wanted to get up and down the tower as quickly as possible and before I knew it, I’d done it! “T e team at the abseil tower and from Kids Aid kept the spirits up
and defi nitely calmed my nerves. I hope we get the chance to enter another team next year.”
The Hawsons Just Giving page is still open for donations if anyone would like to support the team:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hawsons-abseil-just-giving-page
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