This year I joined more than 200 property professionals at LandAid’s SleepOut to raise money for their ongoing drive to end youth homelessness. We slept in freezing temperatures overnight with just some cardboard boxes and sleeping bag to experience what it is like to not have shelter every night. Supplied with tea, coffee and hot soup, the fundraisers heard speeches from four formerly homeless young people, played board games to keep distracted from the cold and networked before getting as snug as possible to battle the snow that seeped through gaps in the tin roof the Old Spitalfields Market in East London.
I must admit that I won the prize for the best ‘bed space’ for his victorious ‘Mann Cave’ that made it through the night, which was the real victory, having raised more than £150k for the charity.
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Charity Corner
David Mann, Damian Wild, Editor of Estates Gazette, and Paul Morrish, CEO of LandAid, along with a few members of their respective teams, limber up in Hyde Park. This ‘fit’ gathering helped launch David’s fundraising campaign as he prepares for the Paris Marathon on 8 April. David is running in aid of LandAid, which support projects that provide life-changing accommodation for young people facing homelessness. David Mann added:
Ahead of my 50th birthday this June, my partner Glen recently asked me what I wanted to do. “Run a Marathon,” I replied, not entirely the response he was expecting. I have done a few half marathons circa 25 years ago and have taken part in the JLL Property Triathlon and LandAid 10k in recent years but never do enough training. Whatever ‘enough’ is? LandAid’s invitation to complete one of my bucket list aspirations on their behalf was too good an opportunity to miss.
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TFT’s Triathletes
A handful of TFT (aspiring) triathletes from our Bristol, Edinburgh and London offices took part in the annual JLL Property Triathlon at Dorney Lake, Eton. The event, which has raised more than £1.7 million so far, allowed us to contribute to an additional £191,000 raised this year for Crisis UK, the national charity helping the homeless.
Participants competed in either the Triathlon (involving swimming, biking and running), Duathlon (running and biking) or the Relay where each member would compete one section of the triathlon.
The day was thoroughly enjoyable, with a friendly and relaxing environment where families and supporters could come along and contribute to a great cause with additional donations being made to the recent Grenfell Tower victims.
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TFT Charity Week for the 2017 LandAid 10k
Our colleagues in London and Guildford offices held a charity week to raise funds for LandAid in the run-up to the 2017 LandAid 10k. We held cake stalls, raffles, guessing competitions and even a sweepstake of the fastest running times! Held at Clapham Common, London, the race aims to help secure vital funds to protect young people on the streets, provide accommodation and training whilst tackling the root causes of homelessness. We raised over £500 and was well-worth the pounds gained from all the cake!
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David Mann raises £6,346 for CORAM
TFT Partner David Mann went to MIPIM the hard way – by bike. All in a good cause though as he was raising funds for Club Peloton’s main beneficiary, CORAM, the UK’s first dedicated children’s charity which today continues to pioneer new ways to help children, young people and families.
People have very generously sponsored David, raising £6346 along the way and helping to contribute towards the £550k overall figure raised. A link to the image gallery can be found here. David would like to thank all those who contributed with such big hearts. Thank you.
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TFT Bristol Partner completes epic Indian motorcycle road trip for Usha Kiran Eye Hospital
Paul Spaven has completed an epic 2,000km charity road trip around central Western India on a Birmingham-designed, Chennai-built Royal Enfield 500cc motorcycle, raising money for the Usha Kiran Eye Hospital in Mysore.
Paul Spaven, commenting on his epic journey, said:
A delicate operation to restore a baby’s sight costs only £120 and, thanks to the generosity of The Rotary Foundation, it means an individual donation of merely £40 guarantees a new-born baby its sight. This is a cause close to my heart as I suffer from a congenital cataract.
Our mainly off-road trip covered over 2,000km in sweltering temperatures. It was a real privilege to work with Rotary colleagues from across the globe – Australia, Sweden, USA, New Zealand and UK – in India as we took in coffee plantations, temples, waterfalls as well as enjoying the hospitality of our Rotary hosts.
The cost of flights, bike hire, fuel, kit, accommodation and food were all paid for by Paul. Every extra pound will now go directly to charity. Please give generously by clicking here.
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TFT gets down and dirty at the LandAid Mudathon
TFT took part in the recent LandAid Mudathon in Dorking. Two teams of 5 competed in the 7k course, tackling over 100 obstacles along the way and helping to contribute to the £6000 raised overall for LandAid and Heartburn Cancer UK. More images can be found here.
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TFT gets in training for the LandAid 10K
Clearly the rigorous training paid off as highly respectable individual and team times were achieved in the recent LandAid10K run on Clapham Common.
This raises funds for LandAid, the charity which is committed to ending youth homelessness. We still have a way to go to reach our target figure. If you would like to help us meet our target, and in doing so, make a real difference to the lives of disadvantaged young people, visit our donation page here.
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TFT enjoy a right royal day at the races
TFT joined forces with LandAid to enjoy a day at the races in celebration of HRH Queen Elizabeth’s 90th Birthday. Arriving by boat at Windsor Racecourse set the scene for a right royal day of racing, good hospitality and amazingly, good weather. With all proceeds going to LandAid, the charity dedicated to ending youth homelessness and providing life changing support to young people at risk, this was a worthy day in support of an equally worthy cause.
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