insideKENT Magazine Issue 29 - August 2014 | Page 18

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CORPORATE SUPPORTERS REWARDED FOR THEIR FUNDRAISING AT

Demelza Business Awards
Corporate supporters were thanked for their amazing fundraising
at the annual Demelza Business Awards on Friday 20th June.

Adventurer and TV presenter, Sally Kettle, was
the host for the awards ceremony at the Marriott
Hotel in Bexleyheath. Supported by NatWest,
the annual event is a chance for Demelza to
thank its corporate supporters for their fundraising
over the past 12 months.
Guests at the black tie dinner heard dad John
talk about his family’s experience of using
Demelza. Their daughter Phoebe, 4, who has a
rare condition called Congenital Central
Hypoventilation Syndrome stayed at Demelza
South East London for three months just after
she was born to allow her family to come to
terms with caring for a ventilated child and to
adapt their home for Phoebe’s complex needs.
The family now access respite care at the
children’s hospice.

The evening's winners were as follows:
• £50 Challenge – Enact Consulting
Highly Commended – Bridge Recruitment
• Outstanding Long-term Supporter –
Pickrell Financial Planning

Natalie Tegg, head of partnerships at Demelza,
said: “The Business Awards gives us a great
opportunity to personally thank our amazing
corporate supporters for giving so much time,
both in terms of fundraising and volunteering.
This support makes a huge difference to the
services we provide to families across the South
East.”

• Outstanding Corporate Supporter – Catlin
• Outstanding Voluntary Project –
Berkeley Homes
• Outstanding Individual Supporter –
Michael Storie from Catlin
• Outstanding Gift in Kind Project – Canary
Wharf Contractors
• Outstanding Fundraising Team –
Southeastern Rail

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Find out more about Demelza Hospice Care
for Children at www.demelza.org.uk and
follow the charity @demelzahospice on
Facebook and Twitter.