Leading Kent law firm Whitehead Monckton is celebrating raising £6,544.17 in its first year of partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK, and has committed to a second year of support.
Whitehead Monckton, with offices in Maidstone, Canterbury, Ramsgate, Tenterden and Canary Wharf, selected Alzheimer’s Research UK as its charity of the year for 2024/25 through a staff vote and raised the significant sum through a programme of staff fundraising activities events and activities.
As one of the largest law firms in Kent employing over 120 staff, Whitehead Monckton is passionate about building a future without dementia. The decision to support Alzheimer’s Research UK for a second year has seen the firm raise the bar in terms of its programme of events, and the team has set its sights on reporting an even greater amount in its second year.
Some 25,937* people across Kent and Medway are estimated to be living with dementia currently. Tragically, not one of them will survive. Alzheimer’s Research UK exists to change that. The charity is striving for a cure by revolutionising the way dementia is treated, diagnosed, and prevented. With no treatments currently available in the NHS, there has never been a more pressing time to support dementia research.
Chris Longden, Managing Director of Whitehead Monckton, said:
We chose to support Alzheimer’s Research UK as Alzheimer’s is a disease which touches almost everyone’s family. It is also a disease which is still so little understood and there is a huge amount of work to be done in researching both prevention and cure. What a privilege it has been for us to play a small part in supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK and supporting them has been, and continues to be, a fantastic way to engage our teams in fundraising through group and individual activities. A group of us also benefitted from a visit to a research lab at University College London, which was not for the squeamish…
Shelle Luscombe, Regional Fundraising Officer for Kent & Sussex at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said:
“On behalf of everyone at Alzheimer’s Research UK, I would like to say a big thank you to the whole team at Whitehead Monckton. Over the last year, they’ve raised an incredible amount through their creative and engaging fundraising activities, and we are so grateful. I’m very excited to see where we can take the partnership over our second year and beyond.
“One in two people will be directly affected by dementia – either by developing the condition themselves, caring for someone with it, or both. Thanks to your support, Alzheimer’s Research UK is accelerating progress towards a cure for dementia. Thank you for standing with us.”
