Society nails it

Society nails it

Fundraising ventures by the Society's staff have raised £6,000 for Children with Leukaemia

The Journal, October 2004, page 37

£6,000 is the sum raised by the Society’s staff for the charity Children with Leukaemia. Fundraising efforts included a dress-down day, raffle, Burns supper, quiz night – and a manicure offer from Law Reform team member Libby Boid, who “did” colleagues’ nails in return for a donation.

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