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Leeds: £16,000 boost is music to hospice staff's ears
Leeds office workers have raised more than £16,000 to help children with life-limiting illnesses.
The city office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) raked in the money for Martin House Children's Hospice at Boston Spa.
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It will be spent on providing music therapy for youngsters and their families.
The hospice has been the chosen charity of Leeds PwC for the last two years.
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In the past 12 months, staff staged a series of fundraising events
including a shopping extravaganza at House of Fraser, a cake competition and entered a team to run the Leeds 10k.
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Other events, such as a monthly Dress Down Day, also helped boost funds.
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Jo Goff, senior manager and chairman of the charities committee at PwC in Leeds, said: "We're very proud to be able to present Martin House with such a substantial amount of money. It's due to the generosity of the PwC staff in Leeds and the tireless fundraising by our charities committee."
Julie Henderson, fundraiser at Martin House, said:"We are immensely grateful to PwC; we've been the chosen charity for the last two years and formed a great relationship with them.
"Their very kind donation goes towards the 4.2m a year we need to raise to keep Martin House running.
"Music therapy is one of the additional and very worthwhile services we offer, as it gives such a lot of fun and enjoyment to the children and their families during their stays with us."
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