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Solicitors swap clothes for FORCE

Devon firm of solicitors, Tozers LLP, has appointed FORCE cancer charity as its Charity of the Year for 2011. The first event organised in Tozers' Exeter Office was a Clothes Swap and this raised £200 for FORCE.

The way it worked was that staff and their family and friends were asked to donate unwanted Christmas presents and unloved items from their wardrobes and, from 5pm on 3 February 2011, these were purchased at Broadwalk House. It was a chance to pick up a bargain and raise money for a local charity which helps those diagnosed with cancer and their families.

There were refreshments on offer and Sarah Willocks, the Fundraising manager for FORCE, attended the Clothes Swap evening, which meant that FORCE cards and bags were available for purchase as well.

Endurance Arthur, partner and Chair of Tozers' newly formed Corporate and Social Responsibility committee, comments: "It is exciting to be part of this new initiative to get the whole firm more involved in the local community by supporting FORCE as our first Charity of the Year. I was thrilled that so many members of staff and their friends and family demonstrated their community spirit by donating items and giving up their time to help make the event a success".

Fiona Grafton-Smith, HR manager for Tozers and also on the CSR committee, says: "Whilst we will endeavour to raise as much money as we can for FORCE during the course of the year, we hope that we will all have some fun along the way."
The photo below is of Tim Dyde( Head of clinical negligence), Endurance Arthur (partner), Fiona Grafton-Smith (HR Manager) and Rachel Elliott (Business Development Manager) at Tozers LLP.
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