Members of the property and construction community marked the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week by competing in the UK’s first Mental Health World Cup football tournament.
The event, held at Queens Park Rangers’ Loftus Road stadium, raised £42,000 for male suicide charity CALM and QPR in the Community Trust.
Sponsored by Overbury and Morgan Lovell, the tournament was originally known as the “Lan the Baron World Cup”, and was set up by Overbury’s Giancarlo Gaglione in honour of his brother, who died in 2012.
“I started running these tournaments because I lost my 26-year-old brother, Lanfranco, to suicide,” said Gaglione. “I wanted to do something to change the stigma around mental health.”
A total of 24 teams took part in the five-a-side challenge, watched by ex-football pro Andy Sinton. Overbury’s England triumphed over Falcon Green’s Jamaica in the final.
PROPS Awards Lunch total tops £410,000
The 2019 PROPS Awards Lunch has raised more than £410,000 for Variety, the Children’s Charity.
Now in its 28th year, the awards ceremony was held at the London Hilton Park Lane, and was hosted by former rugby union international and broadcaster Martin Bayfield.
Since its launch in 1992, the PROPS Awards has raised more than £10m for the charity. It has also provided 2,100 powered wheelchairs for disabled children across the UK.
At this year’s event, the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to David Pearl, chairman and chief executive of Pearl & Coutts. He was praised for his five decades of service to the property sector.
Surveyors scrum down for charity
A team of 12 rugby-playing surveyors from Fisher German took part in the 2019 National Surveyor Sevens tournament to raise money for charity.
The squad battled it out alongside 19 other teams at Richmond Rugby Club.
Victory went to team Thirdway, who won the men’s trophy cup, while BNP Paribas Real Estate defeated Fisher German’s team Tri in the final of the men’s plate competition.
The tournament has raised more than £800,000 for different charities over the past 48 years. This year property industry charity LandAid was the beneficiary of the event.
Money Makers on peak form
Packaged Living has taken an early lead in the Palmer Capital Money Maker 2019 challenge by successfully completing the Three Peaks Challenge.
Each team to sign up to the Palmer Capital initiative is given a starting sum of £250 with which to generate as much money as possible for LandAid. The winner is the team that makes the most profit overall.
Currently setting the bar is team Packaged Living. Team members Ed Ellerington and Mark Woodrow have raised £1,435 by climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon within 24 hours.
The challenge runs until 21 November. To take part, contact beth.coakley@palmercapital.co.uk.
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