Austin Rees: Santa’s little helpers

Austin Rees sponsors the ‘Elf on the Twelfth’ campaign in aid of Rockinghorse, to bring festive cheer to children in hospital over Christmas

Austin Rees is proud to be supporting ‘Elf on the Twelfth’ in aid of local children’s charity Rockinghorse. In 2012, Austin Rees embraced the event and were overwhelmed by the response from contractors, friends and clients. Staff dressed as Elves on this fun day, raising a staggering £1,500 for Rockinghorse.

This year, Austin Rees were approached by Rockinghorse Chief Executive Ryan Heal and were asked to be the main sponsors of the whole event.

“I was deeply touched by this invitation and accepted gladly,” says Andrew Austin, director of Austin Rees. “During our discussions that afternoon, I asked Ryan as to how we could make this event more special and how Austin Rees could help more children. We agreed that it would be fun for some of our elves to visit the wards of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and distribute gifts that have been donated by our contractors and friends. We were all excited at being given the opportunity to bring smiles to the children.
Austin Rees approached Latest Homes about the event who are wholly supportive of the exciting idea, and wanted to help spread the word.

“Latest Homes, like us, feel that this fundraising event should receive maximum exposure and, to this point, they offered us the chance to feature some of our elves,” says Andrew. “This was an amusing time for some of my staff who dressed as elves and attended a photoshoot at the studios of Latest Homes and around Brighton and Hove.”
On the day, Thursday 12th December, Austin Rees is appealing to local businesses to donate money in person or via their Just Giving page. Please feel free to pop into the office to join in the fun, too.

Find the elves

In conjunction with ‘Elf on the Twelfth’, Austin Rees is offering a six month free management to lucky landlords who are able to find six of Austin Rees’ more naughty Elves throughout this edition of Latest Homes magazine. Once you have found the six Elves, follow the link on www.austinrees.com to claim your prize. Good luck!

“We look forward to seeing you on the 12th!”
Austin Rees, 135-137 Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 1TJ, 01273 207501, www.austinrees.com
www.justgiving.com/Austin-Rees1