Accountants raise £8,500 for charities

Employees beat their target as they mark firm’s 75th anniversary

Staff at a Peterborough accountants have completed their 75th anniversary challenge and raised £8,500 for local charities - beating their £7,500 target. Rawlinsons, in Lincoln Road, which employes 60 people, had set out to complete 75 charitable acts in 75 days to celebrate the company’s special landmark anniversary.

Staff took part in a series of events andvolunteered for projects to support charities with either fund-raising or labour.

Activities ranged from a 75-mile static bike marathon to a human hound race at the city’s greyhound stadium. The charities to benefit are the NSPCC Peterborough Business Support Group, Shine, SueRyderThorpeHall Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support and the Peterborough Cathedral 900 Appeal.

Managing partner Colin Crowley said; “We have been partofcitylife for 75yearsand it seemed fitting in this spe- cial year, we should choose to give something back to the communitieswehaveserved.

“We’re delighted with the commitment and final fundraising total.”

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Rawlinsons’ staff with the five charity representatives.