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100 Years, 100 Good Deeds: Giving back to our community

Introduced to celebrate the milestone of beginning our 100^th year this month (August 2023), the campaign will see staff members at Mander Cruickshank carrying out a series of good deeds locally.

In the coming months, the good deeds will be added to our website and social media channels to highlight some of the amazing good deeds that have been carried out.

Good Deed Number One:

Kathryn Hicklin raised £,1000 for the British Heart Foundation by walking 100 miles in the month of August 2023. Well done Kathryn!

Good Deed Number Four:

Rebecca Chilton raised £38.13 for the Alzheimers Society by making “Forget me Not” sweetie treats and fridge magnets. Well done Rebecca!

Good Deed Number Seven:

Rebecca Chilton made Halloween Trick or Treat pumpkins full of milk chocolate treats to raise £32 for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Good Deed Number Ten:

Ria Carpenter organised a Children in Need PJ Day to raise money for the 2023 Children in Need Appeal. She raised £41.91. Well done Ria!

Good Deed Number Thirteen:

Sue donated 8 inches of her hair to The Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children with cancer. Thank you to Shanie Adkin from Adley Hair Design.

Good Deed Number Sixteen:

Our Centenary Christmas Jumper Day raised money in aid of Save the Children. Thank you to all the staff who took part and donated.

Good Deed Number Nineteen:

Several of our team organised another collection of non-perishable food items which were taken down to Feed the Need, High Street, Coalville.

Good Deed Number Twenty Two:

Lisa donated some of her blood and has arranged for a sample to be tested for suitability to donate platelets on future occasions.

Good Deed Number Twenty Five:

Georgii Goodenough organised and donated Christmas decorations to Ashby School to use over the festive period.

Good Deed Number Twenty Eight:

Emily, Stephanie and Bethany volunteered at Ashby School to support students in improving their interviewing skills.

Good Deed Number Thirty One:

Members of Team MC spent a morning at Redgate Animal Sanctuary in Markfield helping to care for the animals and cleaning out their enclosures.

Good Deed Number Thirty Four:

On Good Friday, Lisa Mason donated platelets at her local hospital to help those recovering from surgery and to help people undergoing cancer treatments.

Good Deed Number Thirty Seven:

Our firm ‘Made it Blue’ for World Parkinson’s Day. Thank you to all the staff for the donations and taking part.

Good Deed Number Forty:

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Good Deed Number Forty Three:

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Good Deed Number Forty Six:

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Good Deed Number Forty Nine:

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Good Deed Number Fifty Two:

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Good Deed Number Fifty Five:

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Good Deed Number Fifty Eight:

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Good Deed Number Sixty One:

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Good Deed Number Sixty Four:

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Good Deed Number Sixty Seven:

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Good Deed Number Seventy:

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Good Deed Number Seventy Three:

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Good Deed Number Seventy Six:

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Good Deed Number Seventy Nine:

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Good Deed Number Eighty Two:

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Good Deed Number Eighty Five:

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Good Deed Number Eighty Eight:

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Good Deed Number Ninety One:

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Good Deed Number Ninety Four:

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Good Deed Number Ninety Seven:

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Good Deed Number One Hundred:

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Good Deed Number Two:

Emily Stewart raised £116.30 for Macmillan Cancer Support by holding a Macmillan Coffee and Cake morning in September 2023. Thank you Emily.

Good Deed Number Five:

Many of the team donned pink ‘glad rags’ in the Coalville office on Friday 20^th October and raised £47.15 for Cancer Research.

Good Deed Number Eight:

Rebecca Chilton made some beautiful crochet poppies to raise money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal – and made £32. Very well done!

Good Deed Number Eleven:

Paul Tubb sourced 100 new and nearly new children’s books and donated them to TBA for them to sell and raise much needed funds.

Good Deed Number Fourteen:

A collection of non-perishable food items was taken down to Feed the Need Coalville who are an independent food bank on High Street in Coalville.

Good Deed Number Seventeen:

Yasmeen donated 20 Christmas presents to residents at The Leicester Royal Infirmary. These included biscuits, chocolates and care packages.

Good Deed Number Twenty:

Yvonne, Amy, Emily and Kathryn spent their lunchtime picking up litter on Berrisford Street and Belvoir Road making the local area clean and tidy.

Good Deed Number Twenty Three:

Sharon Gray organised another collection of non-perishable food items which were taken down to Feed the Need, High Street, Coalville.

Good Deed Number Twenty Six:

Yvonne and her family participated in the ‘Freeze your bits off’ Charity walk in Bradgate park in January.

Good Deed Number Twenty Nine:

Our Family/Care team took part in a charity quiz organised by CAFCASS to raise money for ‘Wishes 4 Kids’.

Good Deed Number Thirty Two:

Jusleen Arora donated £25 towards the One Roof Charity Swimathon, who completed 139 lengths on Sunday 17th of March.

Good Deed Number Thirty Five:

Jusleen & Lucy attended the Hinckley Hub to donate refuge starter packages for women/children fleeing domestic abuse.

Good Deed Number Thirty Eight:

Rebecca Chilton crocheted hats, booties and small clothes for the premature babies. They have been donated to the ‘Cosy Clothes for Tiny Miracles’.

Good Deed Number Forty One:

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Good Deed Number Forty Four:

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Good Deed Number Forty Seven:

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Good Deed Number Fifty:

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Good Deed Number Fifty Three:

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Good Deed Number Fifty Six:

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Good Deed Number Fifty Nine:

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Good Deed Number Sixty Two:

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Good Deed Number Sixty Five:

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Good Deed Number Sixty Eight:

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Good Deed Number Seventy One:

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Good Deed Number Seventy Four:

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Good Deed Number Seventy Seven:

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Good Deed Number Eighty:

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Good Deed Number Eighty Three:

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Good Deed Number Eighty Six:

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Good Deed Number Eighty Nine:

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Good Deed Number Ninety Two:

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Good Deed Number Ninety Five:

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Good Deed Number Ninety Eight:

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Good Deed Number Three:

Francesca Harwood spent a morning with students at Ivanhoe School helping them learn new skills for the workplace.

Good Deed Number Six:

A raffle was held to raise money for Breast Cancer Now on 7th November raising £86 with an extra £18.60 commission from selling products.

Good Deed Number Nine:

Kathryn Hicklin sorted through some nearly new and still nice clothes and donated them to the British Heart Foundation shop.

Good Deed Number Twelve:

Georgii and Beth swam 100 miles between them to raise money for Diabetes UK. They raised £285. Well done Georgii and Beth

Good Deed Number Fifteen:

Yvonne and other members of Marlborough Square Methodist Church attended the Rowans Care Home to have a sing song and chat with the residents.

Good Deed Number Eighteen:

Members of staff supported the Marlene Reid Christmas Toy Appeal and donated new toys so that every child wakes up to a present on Christmas Day.

Good Deed Number Twenty One:

Milly volunteered for the day at Lonsdale Mews care home, serving lunch and keeping the residents company at Christmas.

Good Deed Number Twenty Four:

Some of our Staff attended a local care home to have a festive carol sing song and a nice chat to boost their spirits!

Good Deed Number Twenty Seven:

Yasmeen and Emily spent their morning at a careers fair hosted by Newbridge School, chatting with the students.

Good Deed Number Thirty:

Kathryn Hicklin had a declutter of unused children’s toys and clothes and donated those to a local Barnardo’s donation centre.

Good Deed Number Thirty Three:

For Easter, Rebecca Chilton created a gift basket full of goodies for the children at Belvoirdale Primary School.

Good Deed Number Thirty Six:

Our Kathryn Hicklin had a declutter at home and donated unwanted clothes and toys to the Marlene Reid centre.