Access Accounting’s ‘Charity of the Year’ campaign raises over £8,000 for Stepping Stones
Press Release - Friday, April 18, 2008
Access Accounting has raised more than £8,000 for Colchester-based Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group as part of its 2007 ‘Charity of the Year’ campaign.
Staff at the award-winning business software house organised a broad range of activities to raise funds for the nursery, which has provided educational and therapeutic activities for children with special needs for more than 17 years. The fundraising activities included a live wine and champagne auction, singing lessons and a Smoothie Bar; one brave member of staff agreed to shave off his beard, raising £500 alone.
Managing Director of Access Accounting John Beech is pictured with his PA, Gail Ratcliffe (right) as they see firsthand the excellent work of group co-ordinator Carol Nice (pictured) and her team with the children at Stepping Stones.
John Beech, managing director for Access Accounting, commented, "Stepping Stones provides an invaluable service and one deserving of support. As a company we match the funds raised by staff to help boost their efforts in contributing to the local community."
Stepping Stones will move into new premises next to their current location at the Wilson Marriage Centre, Colchester in June this year. Carol Nice, group co-ordinator for Stepping Stones, said, "We’re highly delighted with the support we’ve received from Access Accounting, which will help to provide a new sensory soft play area. We look after more than 80 children during the course of a week and provide a lifeline to parents needing support and respite. The assistance we receive from the local community is vital to ensuring organisations such as ours continue to survive."
Access Accounting has recently announced its ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2008 as St Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich.
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Notes to Editors:
Access Accounting is the UK’s leading business software house serving the mid-market. Its solutions have been chosen by over 10,000 UK companies - helping them to achieve business success.
A subsidiary of Access Technology Group Ltd, Access Accounting was the first UK vendor to recognise the potential of Windows and create a mid-range accounting platform based on this technology. Today it offers four scalable, web-enabled systems including its flagship solution, Access Dimensions. The company also offers Access Payroll, a combined payroll/personnel suite, which is fully compliant with the latest CIS regulations.
Access Accounting is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a member of the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA). It has also received accreditation from major authorities including the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the HM Revenue & Customs’ rigorous Payroll Standards Scheme. In 2007, the company won ’Financial Software Provider of the Year’ in the Real FD/CBI FDs’ Excellence Awards and ’Mid-range accounting Software Provider of the Year’ in the Sift Media Business Software Satisfaction Awards – both voted for by customers.
Media information:
Helen Carpenter
Head of Group PR
Access Accounting Ltd
T: 01206 322575 / 07833 936311
F: 01206 322956
E: helen.carpenter@access-accounts.com
W: www.access-accounts.com
