Bath law firm Mogers Drewett is to build longer-term relationship with three foodbanks throughout 2023 after donating £1,000 to each of them amid unprecedented demand for their services.
The money was raised by staff from the firm’s offices in Bath, Sherborne and Wells, who sold hundreds of raffle tickets in the run-up to Christmas.
Prizes donated by businesses ranged from an overnight stay at an award-winning luxury hotel in Dorset and afternoon tea at the five-star Bath Spa Hotel to tickets to the Bishop Palace in Wells.
Mogers Drewett managing partner Sean McDonough said: “Mogers Drewett want to focus this year’s charitable activity on the foodbanks, as we can see how deeply the cost of living crisis is affecting our communities and we really want to help.
“We see this as the start of a longer-term relationship through 2023 which will include the firm encouraging staff to volunteer at foodbanks and working with the foodbank team to identify additional support needed.”
Bath Foodbank – one of Genesis Trust’s projects in the city – was among the three supported by the donation, along with foodbanks in Sherborne and Wells.
Bath Foodbank manager Grainne Moher said: “We are so grateful for the support of local people helping other local people who are in crisis.
“We are seeing more of our community needing to receive emergency food, household supplies and access to ongoing support at our foodbank centres.
“Financial support such as this will help us to continue to support local people in desperate need this year.”
To learn more about the charity, visit Bath Foodbank | Helping Local People in Crisis or Make a donation to Bath Foodbank (enthuse.com)
Mogers Drewett employs nearly 100 people across its offices in Bath, Wells and Sherborne, providing a full range of legal services for businesses and individuals.
Pictured below, from left: Mogers Drewett private client partner David Hill, John Stauber from Bath Foodbank, Harry Durston from Mogers Drewett and Steph Wynne-Davey from Bath Foodbank with the firm’s donation
