Agents do charity the latest updates

Agents have ramped up the charitable activities in the run-up to the festive season.

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In the meantime, here are this week's updates

ESPC smash fundraising target in 20-hour hop-a-thon challenge

A team of volunteers from ESPC have smashed their fundraising target after taking part in a gruelling 20-hour space hopper challenge to raise money for the charity CCLASP (Children with Cancer and Leukaemia Advice and Support for Parents).

Initially the team hoped to raise £1,000 but collected a total of £2,200 in donations from members of the public who passed by and even joined in the hop-a-thon on Edinburgh's George Street this weekend.

A further £810 has been generated through online sponsorship bringing the total raised by the hop-a-thon to over £3,000.

Valerie Simpson founded the organisation with her husband Bill. She said: I am so proud of all the volunteers who managed to keep hopping all the way to the end.

We are extremely grateful to those who took part and we're just humbled by the generosity of the members of the public who kindly stopped and donated over the two days.

We've been able to help hundreds of families across during our first 20 years and all the money raised will go towards making sure we can take things forward and achieve even more in the years ahead.

Romans hold bake-off

Berkshire property services company, Romans, held a group cake sale in its head office in Crowthorne last week, raising £295.62 for the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service.

Amongst all of the sugary treats, the day also featured a very special Board Bake Off, with guest judge Samantha Collier, a corporate fundraiser at Alexander Devine. All of the directors on the board at Romans were invited to roll up their sleeves and get baking in a bid to be crowned the Bake Off winner.

I have never judged a cake competition previously so it was a real honour to judge the cakes said Samantha. A great deal of effort was made on the presentation for all of the cakes, including a delightful strawberry and chocolate finger cake which looked too beautiful to eat and even one bearing Romans' company logo.

Big Bird lands at Townends

Townends Estate Agents, part of the Badger Holdings Group, has been raising money for the company's chosen charity, Shooting Star Chase.

On Wednesday 12 November, staff sponsored lettings managing director Caroline Kavanagh to dress up in a very large, and very yellow, big bird costume for her entire working day at the group's head office.

Caroline's efforts alone raised £453.89 for Shooting Star Chase, a local leading children's hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.

Caroline said: We are always thinking of new and fun ways of fundraising for Shooting Star Chase, our designated charity, and this is just one example of our recent activities. My big bird outfit proved to be a great idea, one that was very well received by staff, although it was slightly uncomfortable and roasting hot in there! I did also have to attend the head office monthly update meeting in character which was great fun.