t2 raise over £250 for Children in Need

t2 business solutions has raised over £250 for BBC Children in Need , through a variety of fundraising methods throughout the week.

Children in Need launched on Christmas day in 1927 on the radio, with the first televised performance taking place in 1955. It became a BBC telethon show in 1980, and the famous Pudsey was introduced five years later.

For the 28th annual BBC Children in Need, t2 spent the week fundraising to raise as much as possible for the charity that helps disadvantaged and under-privileged children in Great Britain.

Friday 16th November kicked off with hot bacon rolls being sold in the staff kitchen. Two George Foreman grills, bumper packs of rolls and bacon, and an early start fed the entire office and rose over £60.

A Pudsey Scratch Card Sweepstake took place, where there was a tin of chocolates and a bottle of wine up for grabs. This was followed by a raffle with 19 prizes varying from chart DVDs and a bottle of Jack Daniels, to an inflatable man and a bottle of love oil.

Prizes for the raffle were donated from various members of t2 staff, and £30 from t2’s sports and social club was donated to accompany these. With over 100 tickets sold, the raffle was a huge success.

Finally, a dress down day took place on Friday, to raise further money for BBC Children in Need. Most employees took part, and overall the day was a great opportunity for all employees to come together to have fun and raise money for a very worthy cause.

Seven mobile phones were also sent to be recycled on behalf of Children in Need, raising a further £35.

Rob Marr, Managing Director of t2 business solutions said: “t2 always tries to do something for BBC Children in Need, but this year we set ourselves a target to raise £250. We managed to surpass this, which is excellent. In total, we raised £256. With the added £35 for mobile phones, this totals £291!

“I would like to thank all t2’s employees for their generosity during this time, and congratulate everyone on raising so much money for such a worthy charity.”