Businesses turn £50 to £31k in charity challenge (From Essex County Standard)
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Businesses turn £50 to £31k in charity challenge
11:00am Tuesday 23rd October 2012 in News
Debbie Coulson (Horizon Construction), David Cant (Birkett Long), Denise Baiss (Horizon Construction), Philip Hodeell (Birkett Long). Horizon Construction win award for raising most money in St Helena Hospice £50 challenge
A BUSINESS challenge has raised almost £31,000 for a Colchester charity.
The Birkett Long £50 Challenge in aid of St Helena Hospice saw businesses take a £50 note at the start of the summer and return as much profit as possible for the charity.
Solicitors Birkett Long provided the initial cash and the event raised a total of £30,908.79.
Read more in Wednesday's Gazette.
