Law firm raises funds for children’s charity

A Birmingham law firm has raised £3,500 for a local children’s charity through a special fundraising quiz and networking event.

Staff from mfg Solicitors raised the four-figure sum for The Buddy Bag Foundation, a charity which supports hundreds of children in crisis every year after fleeing violent situations at home.

Chris Piggott, Birmingham partner at mfg Solicitors said: “We were delighted to see so many teams come along for a fun night of networking, and of course to raise funds for a charity which does so much for young people and families in and around Birmingham.

“The everyday essentials they provide to support young people, such as toiletries and pyjamas, really does make a huge difference.

“Aside from volunteering our time, our wish is to raise as much money as possible for the charity, so I’d like to thank everyone again for attending. 

“The support from the Birmingham business community has been exceptional, from the donation of prizes for the raffle which were outstanding, to those businesses who attended and supported on the night in great numbers”

Karen Williams OBE, founder of The Buddy Bag Foundation, said: “We continue to be extremely grateful to Chris and the team at mfg Solicitors for supporting us this year.

“The firm is genuinely interested in the charity, how we operate and why fundraising is so paramount for us. It was a great and fun event but also very humbling to see so many people keen to donate.”

The event saw 25 teams taking part and was held at The Stable in John Bright Street. 

Ms Williams founded the charity in 2014 in response to the rising number of children who enter emergency care after leaving violent situations at home.

For more information regarding The Buddy Bag Foundation visit the website.

Pictured (L-R): Mary McAney, Floss Fisher, Jack Cook and Kiran Kaur