Proud Sponsors of the Snowman Ball
by Jason Edge, December 5th, 2011
On Saturday 3rd December Mayo Wynne Baxter sponsored a fundraising event for Chestnut Tree House at the Metropole in Brighton. The event was attended by over 600 of the county’s most influencial people (including some of our Partners) for an evening of dinner, dancing and raising money.
Entertainment came from top magician Paul Zenon, Royal Variety performer Alex Poulter and Mooky the Clown from Cirque du Soleil amongst others. Mitch Winehouse (yes, Amy’s Dad) was also there singing with the backing of the band Funkification.
On the night Chestnut Tree managed to raise a little over £221,000 which was amazing.
This is the second big fundraising event that we have sponsored the year. The Best of British lunch at the Grand in Brighton back in June raised over £177,000 making the total raised from these two MWB sponsored events at around £400,000!
It costs a little under £7,000 per day for Chestnut Tree House to provide the essential services to the people of Sussex so if you feel able to help out with a little donation (even £1 will help) then visit our Family Footprints campaign page.
Keeping your Giving Local
by Helen Roberts, August 22nd, 2011
Many people feel the impetus to donate to local charities but the choice of which one to support can seem daunting. This is where Sussex Community Foundation can help.
The Foundation can advise on local giving and acts as a link between donors and local needs by awarding grants to a whole host of charities and community groups right acrossSussex. Donors are able to set up their own Fund at the Foundation which allows them to choose the causes they want to support.
The Foundation’s unique selling point is that they actively target small groups, mostly run by volunteers, doing valuable work in their local community. These may be providing lunches for the homeless, running a swimming club for the disabled or planting a community orchard.
Often these are smaller groups that do not have the profile of larger charities but for whom a small donation can make a big difference. For such groups a relatively small amount of money can also mean the difference between an organisation flourishing or ceasing to be.
For more information about Sussex Community Foundation please contact Janet Ormerodon 01273 409440 or janet.ormerod@sussexgiving.org.uk or visit www.sussexgiving.org.uk
Mayo Wynne Baxter step up to the Chestnut Tree House £50 Challenge
by Amy Nicholls, July 28th, 2011
Chestnut Tree House is Mayo Wynne Baxter’s official charity for 2011 and the Chestnut Tree House Champions at
the Firm are pulling out all the stops to raise as much money as we can in the £50 Challenge.
Chestnut Tree House is the only children’s hospice in Sussex and cares for children and young adults from 0-19 years of age with progressive life-limiting and life threatening illnesses from all over the county.
Heading up the Chestnut Tree House Champion team myself I feel very passionate about the wonderful work they do at the hospice and they truly make a real difference to the lives of the children and families who visit. However for every life-limited child that Chestnut Tree House is caring for, there is another child somewhere in Sussex that they are not yet reaching due to lack of fund, so all the more reason to support them in every way we can!
Therefore we are going split the challenge into two parts :-
1) Cake Off Competition! This is one to please all the bakers or even better if you are like me all you cake munchers! All the bakers in each office are invited to bake a nice big cake or selection of cakes. All competition cakes will be displayed in each office boardroom, where everyone will get the chance to vote for there favourite cake by donating money to Chestnut Tree House. There will be a winner in each office!
At the end of the day if staff are not feeling sick already everyone will get the chance to take the remaining uneaten cakes home (if there are any) for a further donation to Chestnut Tree House.
2) Silent Auction. All the staff at Mayo Wynne Baxter will be given the chance to bid on some fantastic prizes. Auction items are yet to be confirmed but hot off the press news…one of the auction items will be a paid day off work!! who wouldn’t want that?!
Anyway must dash, got to get my pinny on start baking!
By Amy Nicholls
Eastbourne Legal Walk 2011
by Carolyn Olive, July 12th, 2011
I am pleased to report that our team of walkers successfully completed the 10km last night. It took us on a lovely scenic route over the downs towards Beachy Head and finished on the seafront. Not that we were at all competitive you’ll understand, but we were however the first legal team in past the finish line, coming a very respectable third in the whole walk. Save for an Everest-like hill and a spot of vertigo on my part, we all had a great time!
On behalf of the team, who were Rebecca Haywood, Jackie Alexander, Agheta Khalique and me, I would like to thank those who have sponsored us so far.
There is still time to make a donation to the Citizens’ Advice Bureau via our Virgin Money page, or more conventionally if you prefer, via our sponsor forms.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/Mayowynnebaxter
The whole walk has apparently raised over £1000 to date, and the total money raised is expected to be double that once all of the money is collected in.
I have posted some photos sent to us by the organisers to our Facebook Page. We are there somewhere I promise…our official photos may follow pending approval by all the team!
Thanks again,
Supporting essential legal services for the community
by Jason Edge, June 22nd, 2011
On the day that the government published the controversial justice bill announcing cuts to legal aid members of Mayo Wynne Baxter took part the Brighton Legal Walk to help raise much needed funds for local agencies that assist and support some of the most vulnerable in our community.
The team of walkers who braved the 10K hike were Melanie Minter, Katy Meade, Lisa Burton-Durham, Dominique Wilson, Miranda Jackson, Rob Bell, Susie Parsons, Sorrel Bourne, Andy McKay and Gemma Hope.
Other walkers included members from the local support agencies, 1 Crown Office Row (a local Chamber of barristers), local District Judges and Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony.
Needless to say the walkers were all initially a bit weary of the British weather, however the sun decided to make an appearance resulting in pleasant conditions for the walk. The walk started off at Brighton Magistrates Court and then went along the seafront, up past East Sussex Golf course, through Ovingdean, along the under cliff pass and back along the seafront. The walk finished off at Brighton Jubilee Library where the walkers were kindly met by Bob Nightingale MBE of London Legal Support Trust who helped organise the event.
This year’s beneficiaries include Brighton Housing Trust, Brighton & Hove CAB, Lewes & Seaford CAB and Brighton Money Advice (MACSS). These agencies do a fantastic job in preventing homelessness, resolving debt problems, gaining care for the elderly and disabled and fighting exploitation.
There are lots of pics of the walk on our Facebook Page and there is still time to sponsor us by clicking here
Brighton Marathon 2011….Our Story
by Liz Chatfield, April 28th, 2011
Neither myself nor my husband Grant had ever run before, so signing up for the Brighton Marathon 2011 with the Mayo Wynne Baxter Corporate Team was always going to be something of a challenge. After much encouragement from our three sporty teenage kids, of course we had to rise to that challenge. With Chestnut Tree as our charity partner, the fund raising started in earnest and we are so proud, along with the other team members to have raised over £2,200 for the charity, which is absolutely fantastic.
The months leading up to the big day on April 10 2011 involved many, many hours of evenings and weekend training which built up progressively as we counted down the weeks. This was a massive time commitment which couldn’t be shied away from if we were to have any hope of running the marathon successfully. I can remember saying to one of my colleagues and fellow, more experienced runners “I ran 2.5 miles this weekend!” and she commented on how soon we would be running 10 miles, which at the time we just could not imagine. Before we knew it, we were running 10 miles at the weekend, then 15, then 20. Unfortunately Grant suffered a knee injury and was unable to train for the last four weeks prior to the race which, after months of running up and down the Cuckoo Line together was going to be a real wrench for both of us not to be able to run together on the day. The knee started to get a little better in the week of the race, so we went over the start line together on what was a beautiful sunny day, with the rest of the team. The atmosphere on race day was truly brilliant, with crowds lining the route – even out at Shoreham which we had been warned would be the hardest part to run. Everyone along the route was so encouraging you couldn’t help but smile on your way around – and seeing Noddy, Buzz Lightyear, soldiers with full back packs, firemen carrying their full body weight and even Spongebob Squarepants along the way made it all the more atmospheric. A truly great effort from everyone involved, with all of our team making it over the finish line.
So, we are all now the very proud owners of Marathon medals, lovely silvery blankets, but most importantly very elated to have raised such a great amount of money for such a fantastic cause, thanks to wonderful family, friends and colleagues.
Will we do it again?….never say never!
Brighton Marathon 2011
by Jason Edge, April 11th, 2011
My bright red forehead is testament to the brilliant sunshine that bathed Brighton yesterday during the 2nd Brighton Marathon.
From my vantage point I had a fantastic view of those runners who had endured the glorious April weather and 26.2 miles of road pounding to reach the finish.
Amongst the 10,000 runners who started the race were a number of teams running in the Mayo Wynne Baxter Corporate Challenge, all trying to prove that their business is the fastest in Sussex.
We are waiting with baited breath for the Marathon officials to announce which company won but I am pleased to say that Mayo Wynne Baxter Team did us proud and all finshed.
There will be undoubtedly be some sore muscles around the office today but it was all worth it as the team raised over £2,200 for our nominated charity Chestnut Tree House.
Brighton Marathon Corporate Challenge
by Jason Edge, January 11th, 2011
The Mayo Wynne Baxter Team are in training for the Brighton Marathon and have decided to raise some more money for our nominated charity The Chestnut Tree House.
Please feel free to spare what you can to help this fantastic Sussex charity.
Chestnut Tree House is the only children’s hospice in Sussex and cares for children and young adults from 0-19 years of age with progressive life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses from all over the county.
Completed in 2003, the hospice provides a ‘home from home’ environment with 10 children’s bedrooms plus 8 family rooms, a wet and dry play area, computer and music rooms, a multi sensory room and hydrotherapy pool. The house is set in beautiful gardens within an area of outstanding natural beauty.
There are potentially 400 families with life-limited children in Sussex. Chestnut Tree House offers support for the whole family including psychological support, care in bereavement therapy, end of life and respite care and sibling support.
The hospice costs over £2 million per year to run. Families are not charged for their care and the hospice receives very little government funding so it relies almost entirely on the generosity, help and support of the people of Sussex.
Lady Taverners Christmas Lunch
by Amy Nicholls, December 1st, 2010
On Friday 26th November Mayo Wynne Baxter’s Ladies Lunch joined the Lady Taverners for a charity Christmas lunch. The Ladies Lunch organised by Mayo Wynne Baxter meet every other month at The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne as a chance for women to network with other like minded, successful business women.
For the Christmas lunch, Mayo Wynne Baxter’s Ladies Lunch combined with Lady Taverners to celebrate the festive occassion with a Holy Fizz followed by a fabulous 2 course dinner.
A raffle followed the lunch with prizes kindly donated by The Grand Hotel and other business women who attended. Over £400 was raised for Lady Taverners, which is part of Lord Taverners. The money raised will go towards disadvantaged children to improve their quality of life for things such as mini buses to schools. The really great thing about money raised in the region goes towards children only in this region, so this lunch will truly help children from Kent and Sussex.
Another great success from Mayo Wynne Baxter.
Go Gold for Chestnut Tree House
by Amy Nicholls, November 24th, 2010
On Friday 19th November, all the staff at Mayo Wynne Baxter joined together in raising money for Chestnut Tree House. Go Gold was the theme for the day encouraging everyone to root around their wardrobe for anything gold to wear.
The Go Gold for Chestnut Tree House event was set up to help raise funds and awareness of Chestnuts Challenge appeal, to help care for every life-limited child in Sussex. Chestnut Tree House is Mayo Wynne Baxter’s official Charity Partner and therefore had the full support of the Firm behind the event. The gold theme went from shoes, to sparkling gold capes to even one member of staff dressing in a gold tiger costume!
Mayo Wynne Baxter raised a brilliant £150 for Chestnut Tree House and look forward to continually supporting them in future events.
For more information on how you can support Chestnut Tree House, please visit there website.