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Sydney Mitchell present £5000 to local charities

Leading Midlands law firm Sydney Mitchell presented £5000 to local charities at their Christmas Movers & Shakers networking event, where over 60 professionals from the Midlands area met at Ginger’s Bar, Purnell’s Bistro in Newhall Street Birmingham.

Eileen Rock of the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity and Diane Watt of the Maria Watt Foundation were invited along to receive the £5000 from the fundraising undertaken by Sydney Mitchell over the past 12 months.

Dean Parnell commented:

“It prides me to present £2500 to each of our local charities this year; the Maria Watt Foundation and the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity. Over the year the firm has held a number of charity events to raise funds: Charity Quiz, Charity Golf Day and a lot of dress down days, fun-runs and bake-off events.“

“We thank all of our clients, contacts and staff for their continued support, helping make our fundraising so successful.“

Diane Watt, founder of the Maria Watt Foundation and Eileen Rock of the Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity thanked Dean and Sydney Mitchell for their continued support and for the magnificent fundraising over the years.

Eileen Rock of the BWH Charity commented:

“We are really grateful to Sydney Mitchell for continuing to support the Neonatal unit and the great fundraising work they do over the year.  The funds raised will enable our staff to purchase additional medical equipment for the care of sick and premature babies. The Birmingham Women’s Hospital Neonatal “Tiny Babies, Big Appeal” is the Neonatal appeal at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. All donations will help care for sick and premature babies, not just in Birmingham but throughout the West Midlands.”

Diane Watt, Maria Watt Foundation, added:

“Sydney Mitchell and their supporters have continued to raise funds for The Maria Watt Foundation for over 10 years. The Maria Watt Foundation is a local charity which promotes understanding about leukemia and other cancers that affect children, teenagers and young adults. I set this charity up after the tragic loss of my daughter Maria who had planned to go to university to become a lawyer. Thank you for your continued support.“

Sydney Mitchell specialist teams include employment, commercial property, company and commercial services, litigation, insolvency, licensing and gambling law. Private client teams include family law, residential property, dispute resolution and wills and probate, tax and trusts and personal injury.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Linda Heyworth .