Tons of funds raised by COEL and Carter Jonas for two charities from inaugural cricket day
An inaugural charity cricket day at Fenner’s hosted by Carter Jonas and COEL – including a star turn by former England international Monty Panesar – has raised £14,500 for two charities.
Around 500 people attended on May 25 and funds were raised through sponsorship, ticket sales, a raffle and silent auction. The day included plenty of sporting action, live music, food and drink stalls and celebrity sparkle with Monty Panesar giving a talk and opening the bowling for the second innings.
Revisiting Fenner’s for the cheque presentation, Colin Brown, head of planning and development at Carter Jonas, gave a cheque for £7,250 to Paul Morrish, chairman at LandAid, and Alistair Rumbelow, group CEO at COEL, handed a cheque for the same amount to the Milton-based Phoenix Trust team including Jude, George, Paul, Codi, and Dilly their dog.
Carter Jonas and COEL thanked all who made the event possible, including sponsors Green Building Design, The Good Plant Company, First Intuition, BDB Pitmans, Ascot Lloyd, Cam Alarms, Ensors, Howard Group, Grovemere Property, Wedd Joinery, The Cambridge Building Society, Liquidline, Tees Law, Concilio, Howes Percival, Cambridge Industrial Properties Ltd, and Corporate Architecture Ltd.
Following on from this year’s success, Carter Jonas and COEL have announced this is just the start as they plan to host the event again next year.
The two companies said: “The concept of the cricket day was forged from a desire to raise funds and provide sporting entertainment which would be open to all. We have been so happy to see different sectors of the Cambridge community come together to enjoy the event and we now look forward to building on this year’s success and repeating the cricket day again next year.”
The Phoenix Trust manages a garden centre and a kitchen providing work experience for vulnerable people. Find out more at phoenixtrust.org about the charity.
