Pictured above: Sophie Yates and Gurdip Kaur-Brring from mfg with Val Walters and Carole Watters, volunteers from Severn Hospice

Shropshire-based law firm mfg Solicitors has pulled together a group of influential local businesses to raise funds for one of Shropshire's hard working charities.

The successful 'Ladies Evening' event saw 20 Shropshire-based businesses running retail stands to showcase their products and services - with a percentage of the proceeds helping to raise funds for Severn Hospice - a charity caring for almost 2,500 patients each year at their clinics in Shrewsbury and Telford.

The event, held at Shrewsbury's Rybrook Mini dealership, raised a total of £884.00. The funds raised will be placed into mfg's charitable foundation trust, of which the Severn Hospice is a beneficiary.

Gurdip Kaur-Brring, Private Practice Development Partner at the Telford-based law firm added: "Businesses in Shropshire have traditionally been great supporters of charitable work so we felt giving them a platform to showcase their products and services would achieve two major goals. Firstly, the event would help boost the local economy and secondly, we would raise money for a worthy cause through our charitable foundation work.

I'm delighted as the event has highlighted yet another way for the business community to make a contribution and give something back."

Sophie Yates, Legal Executive at mfg Solicitors said: "Through our charitable foundation Severn Hospice is one of our chosen charities for 2010. We wanted to organise an event to show our support and more importantly, raise awareness of the amazing work they do for so many across Shropshire. It was a tremendous success."

Lucy Proctor, Community Fundraising Manager for the Severn Hospice, commented: "We are an independent charity and therefore rely on the goodness of local businesses and people to help raise funds. The event really caught the imagination and we can't thank everyone enough for their hard work and kindness."