Fun Day makes wishes come true at Spicers

Sawston-based national office products wholesaler Spicers Ltd held a fantastic Fun Day for staff recently and raised £1,250 for charity. Pictured is Mark Troutman from Make-A-Wish Foundation (centre) receiving the cheque from Ian Doherty, Spicers’ Managing Director and Mandy Shaw from Spicers’ Marketing Team.

“We invited all employees and their families from around the country to come to our HQ at Sawston for a free day of entertainment, competitions and good old-fashioned fun, including bouncy castles, face painting, riding the rodeo bull and traditional fairground rides,” explains Ian Doherty.

Teams of employees from Spicers’ HQ and its distribution centres around the UK entered the It’s A Knockout competition. A team from the Birmingham distribution centre were the exhausted winners, closely followed by a team from the marketing department dressed as the men from the ‘118 118‘ advertising campaign.

“We did some fundraising at the Fun Day from stalls and competitions and managed to raise over £600 for Make-A-Wish Foundation. Spicers doubled that to bring the final total to £1250. Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. The charity was founded 20 years ago and since then has granted over 4,500 wishes,”
says Ian.

For further press information call Catherine Taylor, Press Office at Spicers, on 01480 880171 or 07788 480123.