Any excuse for a bake sale

Appoint Group loves our fair share of treats and cakes. Therefore, we decided the best way to raise money would be to have a bake sale in our building, followed by a mile-long charity Fun Run.

After much deliberation, we each chose our individual sporting fancy dress outfits. These included sports people/personalities, 1-1-8 Men (women), baseball players, a scuba diver, a surfer, Jessica Ennis, a football player and even a jockey (complete with real horse borrowed from a nearby field).

How to make friends with people from other offices

We were all extremely excited (and hungry) for Friday morning whilst setting up the cake tables in the lobby of our building. The amount of effort put in by each member of the team was great. Additionally, almost everyone made their own cakes, with the exception of a couple of cheats with perfectly shaped sponges! We weren’t sure what to expect, but we couldn’t have asked for a better reaction or better support from the other offices. We met a lot of new people and by lunchtime, the majority of the cakes had gone. This proves that it’s not only our office that has a sweet tooth in the building.

One mile Fun Run

After all the brownies, cupcakes and lemon drizzles, we were well and truly in a food coma! However, by lunchtime, still in our silly costumes, we were ready for our 1-mile Fun Run. If anything, it was great to burn off any extra calories of the day (of which there were a lot). After the amount of sugar intake, it was no surprise that the inner child in all of us came out along the way as we managed to find time to stop off at the local park, having a giggle on the climbing frames and swinging each other around. We are known to be professional in the office, but outside, we are all big kids really!

Raising money in various ways

Back in the office, the donations didn’t stop there. Our boss kindly offered to donate money for every minute made on the phone that day. Of course, we jumped at the chance to dent the boss’s wallet, all in the name of charity of course!

With a combination of hard work blasting the phones, silliness, stuffing our faces and making ourselves and the everyone else in the building a few pounds heavier, we managed to raise an amazing £364.25!

Thanks to Gleeds, Clarke Willmott and State Securities for all their support, as well as numerous individuals whom were keen to get involved. We look forward to making it even bigger next year.