Price Bailey’s Charity Day 2024 in support of Samaritans
Price Bailey’s 2024 Charity Day saw Partners and staff from across our office locations come together on Thursday 12 September to raise money in aid of our charity partner of the year, Samaritans.
In 2023, we began supporting Samaritans, and successfully raised £29,357 in the first year of our partnership with the charity, our efforts were equivalent to 146 volunteers and 14,000 listening hours which should offer support to 26,000 people. Contributions to this total are from a combination of company-wide and individual efforts.
Who are Samaritans?
Samaritans is a registered charity providing emotional support for individuals in distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide. Every 10 seconds, Samaritans responds to a call for help. The charity supports anyone struggling to cope thanks to its 22,000 trained listening volunteers located in over 200 branches and locations across the UK and Ireland, along with 1,300 trained listener volunteers in prisons. The work of the organisation provides critical support to those in a time of crisis, often through its 24/7 telephone helpline.
What is Price Bailey’s charity day?
In addition to Price Bailey offering all staff two paid volunteering days each year, the firm also allocates an additional day to host a firm wide Charity Day; bringing staff across all our locations together to engage in a variety of fundraising activities with the aim of raising money for our charity partner.
This year’s Charity Day activities included office Olympics, car washing, a treasure hunt around London, bake sales, darts, table tennis, a firm wide quiz and – a regular favourite – Partner stocks. In addition, volunteers from each office could be found at our local train stations including Cambridge, London King’s Cross, Peterborough, Norwich, and Bishop’s Stortford, where they were gathering support from members of the public who wanted to donate to Samaritans.
Activities were held across our Cambridge, Bishop’s Stortford, Norwich, Peterborough and London, as well as individuals being able to take part in a remote firm-wide quiz. Our people at Price Bailey have been raising money throughout the year and Price Bailey will be matching donations up to £50,000, which will be shared between Samaritans and other local charitable causes.
Want to find out more or donate to Samaritans?
To donate to Samaritans, and hear more about Price Bailey’s fundraising efforts throughout the year, please visit our JustGiving page.
Our Charity Day 2024 was a great success with activities taking place across the firm. It was fantastic to see so many colleagues taking part in a variety of events to raise funds and awareness for Samaritans. We hope to raise a significant amount for the charity which supports anyone struggling to cope – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Gemma Thake, Partner