Family Fun Day – A Quacking Good Time
Irwin Mitchell charity event
12/05/2008
The staff at law firm Irwin Mitchell joined forces with the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity and the Royal Armouries in Leeds to raise money for the life saving cause.
Allowing themselves to go completely quackers (groan), the firm organised a duck race to take place on a family fun day at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on Sunday, May 11.
3,265 ducks were sold, raising over £8,000 for YAA.
The prizes and the
winning numbers
were as follows:
1st - £1000 Thomson Holiday Vouchers - 423
2nd - Family pass to the Magnificent Six - 1313
3rd - IPod Nano - 2176
4th - Family Pass for a Bradford Bulls Match - 2146
5th - Family pass for Eden Camp - 2401
6th - Family Pass for Yorvik Viking Centre - 2231
7th - 2 IMAX tickets at the National Media Museum - 2474
8th - Family Pass for Bradford Ice Rink - 1583
9th - Dinner for 2 at a Bibi’s showcase event - 3116
10th - 2 tickets for Hello Dolly at the Grand - 1467
11th - 2 tickets for Vue, Kirkstall Road - 1277
12th - 2 tickets for ‘The good Old Days’ at City Varieties -385
13th - 2 tickets for the Carriage works theatre - 206
14th - £30 Borders Voucher - 2217
15th - £20 Marks and Spencer Voucher - 412
16th - £10 Borders Voucher - 216
17th - £10 voucher for Build a Bear workshop - 378
18th - Leeds Utd Shirt signed by former player Alan Smith - 206
Rachelle Mahapatra, a Partner at the firm said: “It costs a massive £6,900 a day to keep the Yorkshire Air Ambulances flying and they are entirely reliant on donations. Irwin Mitchell has always supported the work that they do and many of our clients, current and past, have been helped by them.
"The family fun day and duck race was a great opportunity to support a very worthwhile local charity."
Nicky de Whytell West Yorkshire Development Officer for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity said: "It is great fun to watch people come up with more and more wacky ways to raise funds for the charity. The duck race is particularly novel and the first of its kind on this scale in Leeds to my knowledge!
"We are very grateful to Irwin Mitchell for their support and commitment to the service we provide"