The Soma Leo Foundation Golf Day took place at Ufford Park Golf Club on 4 July. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day for golf and fundraising. Thanks to the generosity of everyone who took part, we raised a staggering £5,000 on the day. This will fund…
On Sunday two members of staff from Pound Gates Chartered Insurance Brokers, Debbie Standring, Client Executive and Craig Albon, Claims Technician successfully completed The Orwell Challenge (all 25 miles of it!) and in the process raised £655 for The Soma Leo Foundation. A fantastic result, well done to both of…
This December, Concertus, the design and property consultants based in Ipswich, ran a fundraising campaign to raise money for two charities, The Soma Leo Foundation and Inspire Suffolk. The campaign, ’12 Days of Christmas’, consisted of a raffle over 12 days and their staff won some great prizes, donated by…
On November 15th we held our third annual quiz night at its new venue, Suffolk New College. With 38 teams from the local business community, we had a great turn-out of 190 people. We managed to raise over £2,600 which will go towards the running costs of £10,000 per annum…
Claire Woodbridge has joined the Board of Trustees of The Soma Leo Foundation, with immediate effect. Claire has worked with the other Trustees since 2011 within her role as Client Executive at Pound Gates. Commenting on her appointment, she said: “I am delighted to become a Trustee of such a…
As part of the ongoing development at Soma Leo Nyiera Academy, last year we raised enough money to begin building a new kitchen/diner with work completed at the end of 2016. The new kitchen/dining facilities allows us to provide food for the children while they are at the academy and…
On the 16th November we held a Quiz at Ipswich Town Football Club. We had a fabulous packed attendance of nearly 200 people, across 36 teams, amassed from the local business community. We received a huge selection of raffle prizes kindly donated by guests including a violin donated by Concertus. Together…
Last winter we ran an appeal for useful educational items to collect and send to Kenya. With incredible support from the parents and pupils of Ipswich Prep School, the staff of Pound Gates and Sevatas, and, the Ipswich business community we assembled a fabulous collection of items. This Appeal was…
In June and July charitable events were held in support of The Soma Leo Foundation which together raised over £13,000. This will enable to charity to operate our school in Nyiera, educating and feeding 60 children for over a year. It will also help us in supporting other schools in…
Throughout June staff from Pound Gates and Sevatas will undertake a virtual Triathlon to raise funds for Soma Leo Nyiera Academy. The school is on the shore of Lake Victoria. We will be travelling the distance around Africa’s largest lake, which is a whopping 3,440 km! The challenge will be…
