Convey Law staff donated over £40,000 to charity in September.
Convey Law’s conveyancing supervisor, Rhian Reynolds, raised £500 by taking on a 2,000 squat challenge during what she described as “the busiest month of her life” to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) as a thank you to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for helping to save her stepdaughter’s Rea’s life.
Reynolds’s fundraising was boosted significantly by a £13,000 donation from Convey Law clients taking part in the Conveyancing Foundation’s Charity Lotto.
Clients donate a voluntary £10 at the end of their transaction with the opportunity of winning £500 towards their legal fees in the monthly Lotto draw. Funds raised from clients taking part in the Lotto in August and September were donated to Rhian’s challenge.
Reynolds, who also got married in September, explained that the hospital carried out lifesaving surgery on stepdaughter Rea, who is now 5, when she was a baby: “I took on this 2000 squat challenge during the busiest month of my life for Rea and the wonderful work that is being undertaken at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Rea was born prematurely with a condition called Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF) which meant her oesophagus wasn’t attached to her stomach so she was unable to eat or swallow. After a few months in Cardiff NICU, she was transferred to Great Ormond Street for surgery.
“Rea was in GOSH for a couple of months where she received the most amazing care. She was fed through a tube in her stomach for years but thankfully she is now a happy and healthy 5-year-old child who can and will eat anything in sight. This hospital gave us so much and I wanted to do something small to raise money for such a wonderful place. Thank you to everyone at Convey Law for working so hard to encourage our clients to take part in the brilliant Conveyancing Foundation Charity Lotto which raised a fantastic amount of money for this wonderful cause – thank you all.”
Matthew Shaw, chief executive of GOSH, added: “Firstly, what an incredible donation – I’d like to say a massive thank you to Convey Law, to Rhian, and to each and every one of the team, for supporting the life-changing things we do here at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
“The amazing money they’ve raised is invaluable – it means we can continue to provide exceptional care to the children and young people who are treated at Great Ormond Street every year.
“Convey Law are great donors for many varied causes and it is a privilege to receive such a remarkable amount. I can’t wait to hear about their next fundraising challenge.”