CHARITY FEATURE
22 | Tees Business
Lawyer turns hobby
into labour of love for
charity
Endeavour Partnership’s Nick Dent has turned his photography
hobby to productive use after his images were used for a charity
planner to raise money for a local Prince’s Trust project.
Lawyer turns hobby into
labour of love for charity
A
lawyer has put his photography
hobby to good use after his
images were used to produce a
2017 planner to raise cash for a
Teesside charity.
Nick Dent is head of the education team
at Endeavour Partnership as well as being an
experienced governor at King’s Academy in
Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.
He’s also a keen runner and photographer,
and has used his eye for an image to capture
a number of stunning pictures to produce a
fundraising planner for 2017, copies of which
are now on sale.
Earlier this year, staff at Endeavour
Partnership took on the challenge of raising
£10,000 for the Prince’s Trust.
Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic
Foundation has also pledged to match-fund
Endeavour’s final fundraising figure.
As part of their efforts, the firm has
produced – using Nick’s images – a striking
2017 planner featuring some of the most
iconic images of Teesside.
Nick, who took up photography five years
ago, said: “It was a case of trying to get the
right kind of images to not only represent the
local landmarks, but also the seasons.
“Luckily I already had a lot of images on
file I’d already taken, but for others I went out
specifically to shoot just for the planner, but
it was a labour of love.
“I was very proud to see them in full
colour, and also knowing they’re going out
to local businesses and hanging on people’s
walls.
Earlier this year, staff at
Endeavour Partnership
took on the challenge of
raising £10,000 for the
Prince’s Trust.
“But the main thing is it’s making money
for a fantastic cause.”
The 2017 planner features 12 stunning
images of well-known Teesside landmarks
and views, including Roseberry Topping,
Staithes, Norton Green, the Transporter
Bridge, South Gare, Saltburn, Whitby and the
Newport Bridge.
Cash from sales of the planners, which
cost just £10 each, will support Fairbridge,
the Middlesbrough centre of the Prince’s
Trust, located close to the Transporter Bridge,
which provides training and educational
opportunities for 16 to 25-year-olds.
Endeavour associates Martin McKinnell
and Catherine Devereux are responsible for
the firm’s corporate and social responsibility
and charitable giving.
Catherine said: “A lot of hard work has
gone into the 2017 planners and we’re
delighted with the end product.
“Thanks to the generous sponsorship of
several businesses, every penny from the
sales of the planners will go directly towards
our fundraising total, so we’re hopeful this
will help us reach our goal of hitting our
£10,000 target before the end of the year.”
The planner has been sponsored by a
number of firms including JT Atkinson, Anglo
Scottish Asset Finance, Altec Engineering,
Devereux Transport, ITS, Crystal Galleries,
Sound Training, Begbies Traynor, Active
Chartered Financial Planners, Intelect,
Handelsbanken and the Build Directory.
Only 500 copies of the planners
are available – those interested in
ordering copies can do so online at
www.endeavourpartnership.com