We are incredibly grateful to all the companies who support our work and would like to acknowledge the support of:
Airbus
Dave Edgecumb from Airbus, decided to liven up the office to raise money for the Bristol Royal Children's Hospital in the run up to his son, Thomas having an essential operation. Taking his inspiration from Billy Connolly, he grew a beard and then changed the colour and shape of it every day for a week, he then asked his colleagues to sponsor him. Cake bakes, bacon sandwich sales and a pledge from Airbus followed helping Dave raise an amazing £900.
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Avery's Estate Agents
Avery's work with Jane Tucker to organise the Avery's Grand Charity Ball in memory of Jack Colin Tucker, Jane's son who was cared for by the Special Care Baby Unit at St Michaels Hospital. Having only intended to run a 'one off' event, the Ball is still going strong five years later generating over £78,000 and buying nine pieces of equipment for the Unit to date.
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Beast
This local well loved Bristolian clothing company have been supporting us since 2008. They produced a special limited edition T-Shirt to raise money for the Bristol Heart Institute and also support the charity through a range of in-store fundraising and gifts in kind.
Central Appointments
Leading Bristol recruitment agency, Central Appointments has supported Above & Beyond for over two years as their chosen charity. The team has abseiled off the Premier Inn and hosted client quiz nights. Most recently their directors, Kim Richens and Sam Notley ran the Bristol 10K raising over £1,000 for the hospitals.
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Hewitson Walker
Financial recruitment consultancy, Hewitson Walker held their annual charity quiz night to raise money for the Bristol Heart Institute, where one of their colleagues had been treated. With over 100 of their clients attending they raised £600 during the evening.
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Hype Agency
Hype Agency is one of the UK's specialists in designing, producing and managing live and large scale events. They have run themed corporate Christmas parties for ten years entertaining 10,000 guests each year. Each year we work with them on a cause related marketing campaign to promote a charity Christmas party night in Bristol, whereby a percentage of ticket sales is donated to Above & Beyond.
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Medics on The Move
Medics on the Move are the national relocation and home search service for: Medics, lawyers, accountants and all busy professionals. We have worked with Medics on the Move to develop a campaign to encourage new and existing hospital staff to use their services.
National Friendly
Bristol-based specialist healthcare provider National Friendly overcame their fears by abseiling 175ft off the Premier Inn, Bristol to raise money for the Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Environment (CaRE) Appeal for the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre. The team of seven raised over £1,000, which was matched by their head office.
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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
RBS in the Bristol Service Centre chose Above & Beyond as their charity of the year for 2011. The team are aiming to raise £5,000 to support a range of projects across Bristol's city centre hospitals. They have a busy diary of fundraising events planned, so far they have baked for cake sales, run raffles, and held a host of activities around the Royal Wedding - including a Great Britain Freedom Dress Day whereby everyone came to work in red, white and blue. Some of the team will also be running the Bristol Half Marathon in September.
SEGRO
Business space providers SEGRO was the first business partner of the Heart of Bristol Appeal, donating £5,000 towards equipping and furnishing one of two visitor accommodation rooms within the new Bristol Heart Institute building.
Simplyhealth
Simplyhealth has been providing healthcare solutions for nearly 140 years. They are a major player in private health insurance and mobility markets with over 2 million customers. Inspired by a colleague who had been treated at the Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre the company got involved in range of activities to raise money for the CaRE Appeal. Some of the team took to the water in a swimathon whilst others donned cycling shorts for the Three Moors Tour. Together they raised a fantastic £22,750.
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Specsavers
We've teamed up with Specsavers stores across Bristol on a charity of the year partnership that will initially see them raise more than £4,000 to buy a brand new tonometer for the Bristol Eye Hospital. They kick started their fundraising with all nine stores donating the proceeds from every sight test carried out on either Saturday 6 or Sunday 7 August and have a planned programme of fundraising for the coming year. The initial target is to raise enough money to buy the tonometer but Specsavers is hopeful of surpassing this and helping raise further funds that will benefit the Eye Hospital.
Standard Life
In tribute to a colleague who was cared for at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Unit, the Bristol Office at Standard Life hold fundraising events for staff and customers, including an annual golf day and dress down days throughout the year.
