Pictured above: Crowe Clark Whitehill partner Dave Darlaston with Jill Turner who is running the London Marathon for the firm's charity initiative

The Midlands office of national audit, tax and advisory firm Crowe Clark Whitehill has unveiled a major charity initiative.

The Midlands offices are raising funds for three charities over the course of the next financial year - Acorns Childrens' Hospice, Leukaemia CARE and Kemp Hospice.

Midlands managing partner, Johnathan Dudley said: "We have made many friends in our local communities and will be continuing to support them in the future after our relocation to Black Country House, Oldbury later this year. This is reflected in the charities our staff have voted for."

"This is the first time we have concentrated our efforts in this way," said Mr Dudley.

"The partners and staff will be working hard throughout the year and have come up with some creative ideas to raise money for these extremely worthy causes."

Acorns has hospices in Walsall, Worcester and Selly Oak, Leukaemia CARE is based in Worcester and Kemp Hospice is in Kidderminster.

Donations have already begun to flow in after the initiative was announced by Mr Dudley at the firm's recent Post-Budget seminar in the Midlands.

Jill Turner, from the Business Solutions department, will be giving the fund a major boost, when she runs the London Marathon on Sunday, April 17. Jill aims to run the course in under four hours.

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