Gradient Consulting Directors Take on Fundraising Challenge for Emmaus Burnley

Gradient Consulting, a Padiham-based business, has invited its three directors to participate in a high-stakes fundraising challenge to benefit Emmaus Burnley, a charity that supports homeless individuals. The directors, Lesley Gardner, Mike Smith, and Stephanie Snaith, will face a penalty – being doused with wet sponges – if they fail to raise as much money as possible by the firm's staff family fun day on September 3rd. This marked a special 25 year anniversary for the firm, which specializes in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software selection and deployment.

Key Takeaways:

• Gradient Consulting has chosen Emmaus Burnley as its charity for a second consecutive year, building on the experts' donated time, equipment, and volunteering efforts.
• The firm's 25-year anniversary celebration features a fundraising challenge where the directors will face the consequences of not meeting their goal, including being doused with wet sponges.
• Emmaus Burnley provides homeless individuals with a home, support, training, and opportunities to give back through its department store in Rochdale.
• The company's operations have benefited significantly from the charity's collaboration, with expert support and advice donated to the causes.
• Stephanie Snaith, company founder, emphasizes the importance of providing meaningful work and stable housing for individuals overcoming homelessness.
• The fundraising effort aims to raise money for Emmaus Burnley through various individual links: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Stephanie-Snaith1, https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gradientfamilyday-Mike, and https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Gradientfamilyday-lesley.

Statistics:

• 25 years: the anniversary mark for Gradient Consulting's business.
• 2 years: the consecutive period that Gradient Consulting has chosen Emmaus Burnley as its charity.
• 3 directors: the number of stakeholders participating in the fundraising challenge: Lesley Gardner, Mike Smith, and Stephanie Snaith.
• £: the currency used for fundraising on individual links (not specified).
• 3 links: individual links to raise money for Emmaus Burnley – Stephanie Snaith, Mike, and Lesley.
• 1 event: the upcoming staff family fun day on September 3rd, where the directors will face the consequences of not meeting their fundraising goal.

Sources:

• https://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/people/end-of-an-era-as-burnleys-emmaus-homelessness-shop-closes-3625534