"A party without a cake is really just a meeting" – Julia Child
4th November 2021On the 1st November, RVT staff across our regional offices joined together to take part in The Great RVT Bake Off in aid of Cancer Research UK. 1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime but, thanks to the incredible progress made by this charity, survival rates have doubled in the past 40 years; Cancer Research UK are pioneers in researching the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various cancer types and their work has helped saved millions of lives.
Due to the effects of COVID-19, Cancer Research UK has had to cut its research funding by £45 million.* With a number of potential life-saving projects and hundreds of world-class scientists having been left unfunded as a result, RVT wanted to do anything we could to help.
An impressive 16 cakes were entered into the Bake Off across our Dartford, Northampton and Chester offices. These included; lemon drizzle cake, vegan chocolate cake, apple flan, biscoff cheesecake, cupcakes, RVT style biscuits and our very own sticky toffee Soundex® Cutting Enclosure!
In true Great British Bake Off style, a panel of impartial judges at each office rated the cakes on both presentation and taste. After some tough decisions and plenty of debate, the winning bakes were chosen.
The winner at our Dartford office was a fabulous Orange Layer Cake made by Julie Swanborough in the CST Team.
At our Northampton office, the winner was a delicious Fruit Cake from Giles Chattell in the Sales Team.
Finally, the winner from our Chester office was a beautifully presented Lemon Cake made by Nathaniel Hannon from the Business Development Team.
Congratulations to all of our well-deserved winners!
We are delighted to announce that staff raised a total of £350! This amount is also being matched by the company, and we are very grateful to the directors for their generosity. As a result, £700 will be going to Cancer Research UK to aid their life-changing research.
This event was a fantastic opportunity for staff from all offices to take part, whether that was by judging, baking or eating! The event was a success, with plenty of cake being taken home to be enjoyed by staff’s families and friends.
Thank you and well done to all involved! Watch this space for RVT’s next fundraising activity!
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