Firm boosts charity

A CHARITY providing nursing and respite care for children and young people with terminal or life limiting conditions has been handed a £10,000 donation.

Barcan+Kirby, which has offices in Thornbury High Street, raised the money for Jessie May after choosing the Kingswoodbased charity to receive its fundraising last year.

The firm raised a total of £10,000 through fundraising activities including raffles, an auction, a pub quiz, bake sales, cheese sales and sweepstakes.

One member of staff ran the Great Bristol 10k and raised over £1,000.

The company picked Jessie May after a member of staff’s family was supported by the charity some time ago.

Head of marketing and business development Lucy Harttrup said: "It has been a privilege to raise funds for Jessie May with colleagues from our five offices getting involved.

"Jessie May is a wonderful charity and we really enjoyed hearing about how the money we raised would get used to help families spend precious time with their children in their own homes."

Jessie May community engagement fundraising officer Kim James-Coggins said: "We are so grateful to all the team at Barcan+Kirby for all they have done to support Jessie May.

"They have really thrown themselves into fundraising, with lots of great activities.

"The money raised will make a huge difference to us, ensuring our nurses can continue to support our families. They are an amazing team of people who really care about local charities."

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