We’re delighted to announce that our company of the month for March is the fabulous team at Squire Patton Boggs, Leeds.
They chose Candlelighters as their charity of the year for 2021 and have been going great guns to raise funds for us, despite the challenges of fundraising when most of the team are working remotely. They kicked off the year of fundraising with “New Year, Same Us” and quickly followed this up with their “Every Minute Counts” challenge which was designed to get people active in the cold, dark early months of the year.
Hot off the success of their 2020 Virtual Bake Off the SPB team decided to run another this year and raised over £600, which can only mean that there were some top cakes and bakes submitted (next stop Great British Bake Off!). Their recent Easter Hamper also raised a super amount and with planned team challenges, Great North Run and Yorkshire Marathon entrants, the rest of the year is already shaping up to be a great success.
The charity committee at Squire Patton Boggs are so committed, enthusiastic and creative with their fundraising ideas, they really do deserve our Company of the Month award!
G-Wu Restaurant Bar Takeaway is a collaboration between two sisters, Mel and Jade, who between them have more than 25 years experience in the industry.
Every year, G-WU holds a charity dinner in aid of Candlelighters where guests pay £10 for a ticket in exchange for a fantastic four-course meal bursting with authentic, contemporary Chinese flavours.
The team at G-Wu have been holding their annual dinner for Candlelighters since 2014 and have raised a whopping £6026.56 in total! On Tuesday 14th November, they will be doing it all again and holding their charity dinner evening from 5pm-11pm. The night is one of the busiest and most popular in their calendar, so guests are kindly asked to keep their dining to an hour and a half, to allow as many diners to fit in as possible. Don’t worry though, you can head downstairs to their bar to continue enjoying the atmosphere with your family and friends!
Mel, restaurant owner commented saying, “We chose Candlelighters because we wanted to contribute directly to the local community and we have always found the charity to be very well organised and a delight to work with”.
The Candlelighters team will certainly be attending the feast and we would love it if you would join us! If you are interested in buying a ticket please email [email protected] or call 0113 2370034 and we hope to see you there on the night!
We would like to thank the hard work and effort put in by G-Wu to support Candlelighters, the money raised is going to make a huge difference to families facing childhood cancer across Yorkshire.
We are recalling all of our collection tins so we can gather the old pound coins from them before they go out of circulation!
If you return your collection tin with the old pound coins in it, you can have a brand new empty one from us. This exchange means we can cash in all the old pounds that have been donated, before it’s too late, and you will get a fresh new tin!
To return a tin you can bring it in to The Square:
Candlelighters, 8 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, LS3 1AD
Alternatively, we can send you a paying in slip and you can take the cash to your local Yorkshire Bank.
If you would like to arrange an alternative method of returning, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0113 3229283
We are aiming to gather all of the tins that are out and about before the end of August, so please be sure to notify us once you have returned yours.
If you do not have a collection tin but would like one, please contact the details above and we can arrange to have one sent out to you.
Local supporter, Liz Adamson, recently cycled over 100 miles in four days to raise money for children’s cancer.
On 9th June one of our local supporters, Liz, cycled from St Bees all the way to Whitby in just four days whilst raising over £200! She said she had always wanted to complete a Coast To Coast bike ride but chose to donate the money raised to Candlelighters to recognise the fantastic work we do for families facing children’s cancer across Yorkshire.
Safe to say the relentless British weather really put her through her paces as it rained non-stop for two days, presenting a tough challenge. Needless to say, she powered through and completed the ride, a fantastic achievement.
We would just like to say a massive well done and thank you to Liz for taking on and completing the challenge of cycling from Coast To Coast, your donation is really going to help us support our families across Yorkshire.
This September Candlelighters is holding its very first Awards ceremony recognising the people of Yorkshire in their support of Candlelighters. The Awards, in association with Vista, are in the last week of welcoming award nominations as the panel will begin deliberations from Monday 4th July.
The event, taking place on September 9th is already well supported with headline support from Vista and also Award categories being sponsored by the likes of Town Centre Securities, MWA Associates and Brewin Dolphin to name a few.
Kate Goldring, Fundraising Manager for the charity said “We are thrilled with the nominations we have received so far but we don’t want anyone to miss out on their chance to give someone the recognition they deserve. Candlelighters has some incredible supporters and we are really looking forward to the chance to celebrate all they do for us.”
The dinner falls in Children’s Cancer Awareness Month, an international event to raise awareness of children’s cancer globally. Leeds is the home to Candlelighters, a charity that has been supporting children fighting cancer and their families, across Yorkshire, for over 40 years.
James Wilkins, Managing Director of Vista explained their support of the charity. “Our team chose Candlelighters as their charity of the year and we’re delighted to be supporting them with their very first Candlelighters Awards this year. We work with global brands to increase awareness and engagement so helping Candlelighters propel their brand awareness in the region, along with the important research and therapeutic support they fund, is something the whole team are really excited about.”
The event will take place at the Centenary Pavilion at Elland Road on September the 9th. Tickets are available for the afternoon event which includes a three course meal, welcome drink and the awards itself. Simply visit http://www.candlelighters.org.uk/shop/events/awards/ to secure your table.
Sponsorship opportunities are also still available, contact Brian Curran on 0113 3229283 or [email protected]
To nominate visit www.candlelighters.org.uk/awards
