We are a firm that prides ourselves on doing our bit for our community and supporting amazing charities where we can. It’s this constant drive to help make a difference that truly sets us a part from others and keeps us focused and grounded. Everyone shows support in different ways and at Mark Holt & Co we like to pick multiple charities throughout the year to fundraise for and help raise awareness. We always like to ask our team each year if there is any charities that are particularly close to their hearts and we’re always keeping an eye out for local initiatives we can help fundraise for. Our ultimate goal is to help make an impact.
Our charity focus team is at the core of all our plans for the year and with the help of the board our team get to see these idea’s come to life. Our fundraising ideas can be as small as a themed mufti day, to bake sales or as large as team BBQ’s or even team auctions. No idea is off limits and we encourage our team to get involved in the creative thinking and input of ideas. As well as this our board of directors also contribute to these fantastic charities and initiatives by kindly doubling each of our fundraising totals because as a whole our firm is passionate about working together to do our bit for the community.
For 2023 we began all of our charity fundraising after the focus teams were established and the Charity team could begin working out their budget for the financial year.
Below is our charity fundraising efforts for 2023 and a breakdown of how much we raised for each one and what we did.
09/06/2023 – Epilepsy Action
- Mufti Day
- Raised £118.20
30/06/2023 – St Luke’s Hospice
- Wear it Pink Mufti
- Raised £146.40
19/07/2023 – Support Our Paras
- Team BBQ for lunch
- Raised £123.55
24/08/2023 – Lymphoma Action
- Mufti day – Wear Purple or Teal
- Lymphoma theme Quiz for 15 fun event
- Raised £145.80
14/09/2023 – Alzheimer’s Society UK
- Mufti day – Wear something blue
- Fun event – Bingo
- Raised £184.28
28/09/2023 – Macmillan Coffee Morning
- Team Baking goodies/buying bits to bring in for our spread
- Pay a donation and take a helping to the sweet/savoury treats
- Raised £283.00
05/10/2023 – Staddon Heights Golf Club Fundraising
- Donation – £50.00
01/11/2023 – Leonie Searle (team member’s friend)
- Mufti – Silly Shirt theme
- Pay a donation for a Halloween cake
- Raised £380.00
17/11/2023 – Children in Need
- Mufti – Wear something spotty theme
- Raised £140.00
24/11/2023 – Movember
- Mufti day
- Pool tournament in our Bean Counter
- Raised £116.00
14/12/2023 – Save The Children
- Xmas Jumper Mufti
- Raised £64.00
Overall Total: £1,750.76
Let’s not forget our Christmas Game Campaign for 2023 which also centred around charity! Our Christmas Game Jingle Jetpack was a great hit amongst you all and to help play for a cause last Christmas we gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd place the chance to choose a chosen charity to receive their winning donations from us. See breakdown below;
- 1st place winner chose the £500 win to go to The Guide Dogs Association
- 2nd place winner chose the £250 donation to go to Argyle Community Trust
- 3rd place winner chose the £100 donation to go Scleroderma & Raynaud’s uk
2024 we aim to increase our overall total and come up with some more creative fundraising ideas – so keep your eyes peeled!
If you have any charities or initiatives that you’d like help raising money for contact us today at mail@markholt.co.uk so we can see if we’re able to help.