23 teams took part in a Dragon Boat event in Poole Park which raised a significant amount of money that was shared amongst 3 charities.
It was organised by J.P. Morgan and 350 employees took part in three races with three boats battling it out in each race.
“It was a fantastic day and I am so grateful to everyone who took part, particularly those who worked behind the scenes to ensure the whole event was such a success,” says Lottie Forte, a member of the J.P. Morgan Community Relations Committee. “We were able to donate nearly £8,000 each to three charities which was a wonderful achievement from all concerned.”
Alzheimers Society, Hope House Training and Support and Macmillan Caring Locally were the charities in question.
“We were delighted to be invited to J.P Morgan’s Dragon Boat event and it was a great opportunity for us to meet their employees and share the message about our exciting capital appeal, Brick By Brick, says Jen Rotchell, Senior Trust and Corporate Fundraiser, Macmillan Caring Locally “As an independent charity, not in any way connected to the national Macmillan charity, we rely on the good will of our local community for support. The money raised will help us to build a new and desperately needed specialist palliative care unit here in Christchurch.”
Jane Joy, Funding Manager for Hope commented. “We are a small charity supporting homeless people in Dorset and the support of an organisation such as J.P. Morgan is so important to us. Not only does it help with raising of much needed funds, but it is an amazing opportunity to create awareness of Hope Housing and the Hope AOK Rucksack Appeal and the work that we do to support homeless and vulnerable people in Dorset. This will make a huge difference to the people we support.”
Siân Johnson, Alzheimer’s Society Community Fundraiser for Dorset and Somerset said: “Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer with someone developing it every three minutes. Dementia devastates lives; it slowly strips people of their memories, relationships and identities and every pound raised by J.P. Morgan will help Alzheimer’s Society improve care, fund research and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is committed to spending at least £150 million over the next decade on dementia research to improve care for people today and find a cure for tomorrow.
If you are a not for profit organisation or a local charity please get in touch with details about your activity at community.relations.bournemouth@jpmorgan.com