LCP in the community
Find out about the exciting initiatives that our Giving Back Network and the LCP Foundation have been supporting and LCPers' important volunteering efforts.
The Giving Back Network organise volunteering and fundraising opportunities to support our local communities, partner charities and other charities. Here are some of the events we’ve organised or helped out.
Live music night
Several LCPers performed a night of music at the Railway Inn in support of Sophie's Legacy, a local charity that supports children with cancer, and their families and is driving change in hospitals nationwide.
Festive afternoon tea
If you were lucky enough to have attended in the past, you'll have fond memories of the Festive Afternoon Tea in Winchester. With the help of some willing volunteers, Frances Heath and Erica Bateman served 150 LCPers a fabulous afternoon tea, raising £2,200 for InCommon, a charity connecting groups of young people with their older neighbours.
Festive fundraising
We hosted coffee mornings and supported Wear it Pink Day to support Breast Cancer Now and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Volunteering
In-person volunteering is a great opportunity for us to get involved and give back to our local community.
Poppy appeal volunteering
In London, Angela Barnard and Tierney Latimer volunteered to host their local poppy stand.
Angela said: "we met so many people and it was lovely to see people being so generous and supportive to the charity. It totally made our day and made us feel lifted and believe in the goodness of humanity".
Supporting Trinity at Winchester's Christmas Market
A number of LCPers spent some time volunteering their time at Trinity's Christmas Market stall in Winchester. Here we have Phuong Nguyen and Vic Snowden helping with Trinity's tombola!
Festive volunteering
LCPers and a couple of members of the Giving Back Network had the pleasure of attending a festive volunteering opportunity arranged by Employee Volunteering at James Hill House to bring festive spirit and cheer!
Food bank donations
Throughout December, LCP's Social Committee launched a local food bank drive across our London, Winchester and Edinburgh offices, as part of LCP's Festive Festival.
We were blown away by everyone's support and generosity.
Our London office donated 64 boxes and 1 bag to Westminster Foodbank, which required 2 vans to deliver!
Winchester donated 27 boxes and 1 bag - just one food shop in Winchester alone required 2 cars!
Packed and ready to go, our team in Edinburgh donated 3 boxes and 3 bags - an amazing result!
LCP Foundation
We're thrilled to share the continued strides we're making towards a brighter, more supportive community. Our engagement with grassroots charities and impactful initiatives remains at the heart of our mission, as we look to open more doors to opportunities and basic needs.
Donation to charities
We awarded Quick Reaction Grants of £5,000 to Migrateful, supporting refugees and migrants on their journey to integration by helping them to run their own cookery classes.
Additional Quick Reaction Grants were provided to local foodbanks, including Winchester Basics Bank, Westminster Foodbank, and Edinburgh Food Project (a copy of their thank you message is below), supporting them in their mission to combat hunger and provide essential support to our communities.
Golden Buzzer donation
Our Golden Buzzer initiative continues to empower committee members to support causes close to their heart. This quarter, buzzers were pressed for SCRATCH, Migrateful, Mind, and Sophie's Legacy. Each buzz provides the respective charity with an extra £500 to further their causes.
Each committee member gets two Golden Buzzers that allow them to direct a Foundation donation to a charity they are passionate about.
Visiting Trinity
In December, the Foundation Committee visited one of LCP's partner charities, Trinity Winchester.
The team spoke to us about "Project Kanga", an initiative to expand their short-term housing facilities. They have constructed three new rooms as part of this, offering a warm, inviting stepping stone for those who need it most. It was great to see how our donations contributed to Trinity's wider services, and how our donations support them going forwards.
