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Fund raising

Evidently it’s in our nature to help people. For many years we have made significant donations to a large number of charities via the Norton Rose Charitable Foundation, established in 2004. Funded by donations from our partners, the Foundation has a global reach and has no direct connection with the law or in promoting the practice.

Supporting charities by giving our time is important to us and we continually seek and utilise opportunities to get involved.We have a highly-skilled workforce who are able and willing to contribute to society; in the majority of cases, these opportunities are used as team-building exercises that enable people to get to know each other and utilise hidden skills. The work we undertake makes a real difference to the charities.

When we’re not actively working with a charity, we are fundraising. Whether it’s paying to wear jeans to work, running a marathon, or climbing four mountains in two days, people in all of our offices raise money for the good of others. Many of the activities are arranged and promoted by the Staff Charity Committee whose aim is to raise money for a variety of charities.

Frankfurt

For the fifth year running, 25 people from our Frankfurt office entered the JP Morgan Chase Challenge, the world’s largest corporate road race.

Team captain FabianBerck said: “It was great to take part in the race to raise money for Deutsche Sporthilfe which helps handicapped children get active. As well as helping a good cause, it gave us the opportunity to get to know each other from a different perspective.”

London

In June, four young lawyers packed away their suits and pulled on their walking boots to take part in one of the UK’s toughest charity events, the Wooden Spoon Four Peaks Challenge.

Mark Fine, Leigh-Anne Jansen van Rensburgand Peter Howley, along with their driver Rhys Parsons, joined 39 other teams in a race to climb four mountains – Ben Nevis in Scotland, Helvellyn in England, Snowdon in Wales and Carantouhill in Ireland – in less than 48 hours.

Wooden Spoon, the charity of British and Irish rugby, helps thousands of disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.Mark said: “Peter, Rhys and I play rugby and Leigh-Anne is an avid fan so we’ve heard a great deal about Wooden Spoon. We saw the challenge as an opportunity to take part in a tough, physical race while raising money for a very good cause.”

Taking part in the gruelling challenge resulted in the team raising over £15,000 for the charity and winning the Mixed Team Award with a climbing time of 12 hours 25 minutes.

Activities

  • Using collection tins in our London restaurant, we raised funds for Richard House, a hospice providing care to hundreds of life-limited and life-threatened children in London. We also raised funds for Shelter, who used the money in a variety of ways – to help pay for a drop-in facility for homeless families; provide a Den-Building Day at a local Homeless-to-Home project which helps formerly-homeless children overcome feelings of insecurity and lack of self-esteem stemming from the lack of a permanent home; and for several “starting at school” packs for children who have been homeless and are settling into new schools and environments.
  • All members of staff are invited to take part in the annual Tower of London Jog to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Participation is co-ordinated in each department by a “Trainee in Trainers” to ensure maximum involvement and fun.
  • Twelve rowers competed in the London Dragon Boat Race to raise money for John Grooms, a charity offering support and independence to disabled people.
  • Six members of the IT team grew moustaches during “Movember” to raise awareness of, and money for, The Prostate Cancer Charity.
  • A Holly Fayre and Family Festive Fun day held in the London office raised money for St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham. St Christopher’s recognise that when someone is very ill, everyone in the family is affected. Their care extends beyond the treatment of physical symptoms to consider the emotional, psychological, spiritual, social and support needs of patients, their families, children, friends and carers.
  • Following our move to More London in May, artwork from our old London offices went under the hammer at our opening party to raise money for Barretstown.