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Give Back Day hits new high as fundraising goes global

Employees from across the Ardonagh family joined forces to raise over £150,000 for charitable causes as part of a bumper day of fundraising activity.

For the first time, Give Back Day was celebrated globally by teams in the UK, Ireland, Australia and the US, who united to make a difference to causes close to their hearts.

From dunking the Atlanta Group Executive team in Stoke-on-Trent to transforming URIS Group’s Doncaster office into an athletics track for a special themed triathlon, the day was filled with fun and inspiring activities, raising much-needed funds for more than 60 charities.

Give Back Day 2021 colleagues fundraising
Colleagues from across the Group fundraised in all sorts of creative ways for their chosen causes.

Colleagues at HWF Partners undertook a gruelling walking challenge to cover the distance from their London office to their Frankfurt office, with the final mile bounced on space hoppers. The team raised £2,763 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

At Robus Group in Gibraltar, the team scaled the Med Steps, five times, for mental health charity Clubhouse Gibraltar. Their fundraising efforts raised £2,763.

Seven colleagues from Finch undertook an Ironman relay, which included a 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and 42.2km run. Thanks to their incredible stamina, £1,577 was raised for MYTIME Young Carers.

In total, fundraising activities raised £75,100, with Ardonagh Community Trust (ACT) match funding this amount to create a final total of £150,200.

In the three years since its launch, ACT has donated over £500,000 to charities and community organisations that have been nominated by Ardonagh employees. These have included period dignity boxes, accessible playgrounds, children’s sports programmes, community events, and cancer care packages. It has also given £200,000 to the mental health charity Mind.

Give Back Day 2021 colleagues dressed up
Dressed up and ready to go to raise money for charity, which ACT matched to take totals even higher!
Every year on Give Back Day the Ardonagh family unites to raise important funds for many wonderful charities. This year was truly exceptional with fundraising activities spanning continents and reaching even more causes in need of support. The work and effort that goes into this day is inspiring and thanks to our employees’ incredible commitment, this year’s Give Back Day will have a positive impact that will last for many years to come. Thank you to all our colleagues who devoted so much time and energy to raising an outstanding amount of money as part of ACT’s Give Back Day 2021.
David Ross, The Ardonagh Group CEO and ACT Trustee

ACT, Ardonagh Community Trust, enables employees across The Ardonagh Group to have a tangible impact on causes close to their heart through quarterly grants, match funding and volunteering.