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£4K is the icing on the cake!

	Some of the Hemming's staff present Mark Poarch (BRACE) with £4,000 they raised for the charity

In February, BRACE received a £4,000 cheque from Yate firm E R Hemmings Building Ltd – in the form of a cake!

Not content with the traditional giant cheque for the presentation, Hemmings produced a cake with the cheque replicated on top.

David Jones, the Managing Director of E R Hemmings Building said, "We are delighted to have raised £4,000 for such a worthy cause. The staff at E R Hemmings Building Ltd voted to support BRACE as their chosen charity for 2009, and went out of their way to raise as much money as possible.

"Activities included cake baking, casual clothes days, Easter egg raffle, "donate for your cuppa", corporate golf day, donation in lieu of corporate Christmas card, and raffle of all Christmas gifts received by the company.

"BRACE was a charity close to many hearts as some of our staff have been touched by the effects of Alzheimer's disease and we also appreciate that this disease impacts the wider community, so we are keen to show our support on many levels. We also had many messages of encouragement from our customers and suppliers who also recognise the important work BRACE does in the South West area."

Mark Poarch said, "This is a wonderful achievement by the staff at Hemmings, and I would like to thank them for what they have done. The real cheque has been safely banked, of course, but the cake version was quickly polished off and greatly appreciated by all!

"What came across most when I met the Hemmings staff was how much they had enjoyed raising funds for us. I hope other local firms will follow their lead and help BRACE in the urgent fight against Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia."