Cheffins toasts 200 years with £200,000 charity donation
Sales and lettings agency, Cheffins, is marking its 200-year anniversary with a major fundraising push which will benefit charities across the East of England.
Cheffins is to give £200,000 to charity to mark the firm’s 200-year anniversary this year, with a minimum of £100,000 being raised for the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital through Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT).
The money will be raised by a combination of fundraising events, match funding and donations and will provide a dedicated playroom for children in treatment, in line with the company’s goal to support mental health services for future generations in the region.
A minimum of £20,000 is also being donated to the Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, to support vital funds for young people’s mental health and wellbeing projects in the region. The remaining £80,000 raised and gifted will be donated to various other charities nationwide.
Celebrating with purpose
Bill King, Chairman, Cheffins, said: “We are thrilled to announce that we are aiming to give this significant amount of money for such an important cause and will be hosting a series of wonderful fundraising events throughout the year, while also match funding all of the charitable efforts of our staff.
“We are now looking to build a strong foundation for the future of Cheffins as well as the next generations of the people of Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area. We are celebrating with purpose and are proving our commitment to the community with our charitable efforts this year.”
On completion in 2029, the Cambridge Children’s Hospital will be the first of its kind and a model for the future, by combining both physical and mental health.
A world-leading research institute will be embedded within the hospital, bringing together clinical and academic excellence to not just treat diseases, but in time prevent them completely.
ACT CEO, Shelly Thake, added: “We couldn’t be prouder to be partnering with Cheffins, in the year of their 200th anniversary and ACT’s 30th birthday, to raise money for the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital. Their passion and commitment to supporting the mental health of young people in our region, and this new hospital’s goal of integrating physical and mental health together, in one hospital for the first time, makes this a fantastic partnership.”
Readers can donate to Cheffins’ efforts for the Cambridge Children’s Hospital here.
