Avanta Race Day Raises £30,000 for Sparks

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 01, 2007 -
Kempton Park was the setting for the inaugural Avanta Race Day, as the thoroughbreds of the property industry went under starters orders for an afternoon’s racing, helping to raise over £30,000 for the charity SPARKS in the process.

Serviced office (http://www.avanta.co.uk/page/serviced-office/) company Avanta were joined by over 250 guests, including representatives from supporting companies which included Ballymore, Kenmore, Nationwide Commercial, Lambert Smith Hampton and Colliers CRE.  

In addition to a packed afternoon’s racing, guests enjoyed a champagne reception and lunch, with an opportunity to bid for star prizes in an auction.  The event was also attended by a smattering of rugby stars, including former England internationals Jason Leonard OBE and Martin Bayfield.  From the world of racing, Richard Dunwoody MBE and Channel 4 Racing pundit, Mike Cattermole, was on hand to offer advice to budding punters eager to take on the bookies.

Avanta Managing Director, David Alberto, said: “SPARKS supports some of the most important research being undertaken today into childhood illnesses and we’re delighted to have backed them through this Race Day.  I would like to say a big thank you to all our sponsors, and whatever our guests’ luck was with the horses, supporting this charity makes everyone who attended the day a winner.”

The event was arranged on behalf of one the UK’s most deserving charities, SPARKS.  Every day specialist doctors are carrying out vital research to improve the health of children in the UK and across the world. SPARKS plays a crucial role in supporting the highest quality medical research for children. Since 1991, SPARKS has funded over 160 medical projects in the UK, committing over 13 million to tackle conditions as diverse as cerebral palsy, meningitis, the dangers of premature birth, spinal bifida and cancers.

Avanta currently operates business centres in prime locations across London, the Thames Valley and Birmingham, offering highly flexible, unbranded office space. The offices are fitted with advanced and competitively priced business technology, tailor-made to meet the requirements of any company, whatever shape or size.

In addition to their office technology package, Avanta has recently launched a new virtual office (http://www.avanta.co.uk/virtual-office/virtual-office-lon...) service – Avanta Virtual PA.  The service offers businesses with a complete package of office support but without the actual office space. Virtual PA can deliver a full range of business centre facilities to home workers, business start-ups, professionals on the move, or larger organisations seeking a market presence in London.

Aligned to the launch of the Virtual PA, is Avanta’s Meeting and Training Room (http://www.avanta.co.uk/meeting-rooms) service (MTR) - for companies who wish to hire space for a board away day or brainstorm session, a day’s interviewing or seminar and training, Avanta can offer meeting rooms complete with audio and video conferencing.  


For further information, please contact:

PR agency contact:
Richard Stocks
FD Tamesis
Tel: 020 7269 9355

Avanta contact:
Chris Taylor
Avanta Management Services Ltd
1 Hammersmith Grove
London
W6 0NB

Tel: 0203 008 6000
http://www.avanta.co.uk/