SO LONG,
have got behind Spoon and the money raised is being spent motivate them in their efforts
contributed in many other ways, is a key motivational factor. This and this has a lot to do with the
FAREWELL
creating mutual benefit for was boosted further by the originality of the activities.
AND THANK
employees and the projects Spoon Roadshows, organised by Over the years Lloyds TSB AFD
funded by Spoon. the Communications Teams that has contributed in excess of
YOU
Even before LTSB AFD had visited all the main offices £164,000 from staff fundraising
come on board as a corporate including Cockfosters, Cardiff, and substantially more from their
sponsor of Spoonews, there had Birmingham, Banbury, Bury and corporate support. Wooden
SPOONEWS EDITOR, SARAH
been substantial corporate Edinburgh. Spoon is indebted to the support
GRIFFITHS REFLECTS ON A
support at the Annual Wooden LTSB AFD became a valuable from Lloyds TSB AFD and its
GREAT ASSET
Spoon Ball while the staff were member of the Spoon First XV, staff. Their commitment to
showing a strong liking for the collective team of committed Spoon has ensured that the
Since November 2002, Lloyds participating in some of Spoon’s sponsors all supporting Spoon communication between
TSB Asset Finance Division (LTSB more exhausting events, such as and in an article in 2004, Spoon members, sponsors and
AFD) has been principal sponsor the Alpine Challenge, Oki Golf dubbed them the company in supporters has been a smooth
of this magazine supporting the Series and Four Peaks Challenge. the position of the Hooker! It is and seamless process.
printing and production costs. In 2003 LTSB AFD adopted hoped that this was met with
This amounts to well over Spoon as their ‘Charity of the good humour. The description of In short the support from Lloyds
£150,000. Sadly this is the last Year’ and the staff stepped up the hooker in most good rugby TSB AFD has made my life easy.
edition of Spoonews to be the pace of their fundraising. books follows something along Over the last five years I have
supported by this finance The communications team of Liz these lines: “The gritty workers been able to expand the number
company . Breyley and Louise Harrington in of the team who for some of copies of Spoonews produced
One of the first tasks I was particular, were very talented at reason are often bald, will put from 10,000 to 27,000 and the
given after coming on board as coming up with new and their bodies on the line for the quantity of pages from 16 to this
the Editor of Spoonews to innovative ideas for the staff to rest of the team. Expected to be present edition of 44 without
announce the new sponsorship help fundraise for Spoon, accurate in crucial line-out overly worrying about the
deal from LTSB AFD of this including parachuting, ‘I’m a phases of play and win the ball associated increase in costs,
magazine. Having spent 12 years Lloyds TSB AFD Employee, Get in the scrum.” LTSB AFD just knowing that the valuable
working in the marketing Me Out of Here’ and a survival seem to fit this role perfectly financial sponsorship was
departments of major financial weekend. All were hugely with all the staff working covering this side of things and
organisations, writing annual popular and the cash came together and getting stuck-in in significantly, keeping central
reports and producing marketing rolling in. some of the craziest of activities. costs at a minimum.
literature, I was fully aware of In 2004 Black Horse Car Sales, Over the last three years
the escalating costs of the part of the Asset Finance Division fundraising events have included Their corporate input and regular
production of printed materials donated two Vauxhall Corsas to a Hoe Down, Hawaiian night, contributions will be sorely
and the huge benefit a Wooden Spoon that were then quizzes, fetes, online auctions, missed but hopefully the
sponsorship deal of this nature painted in Wooden Spoon golf days and many personal individual friendships created will
would bring to Spoon. colours and named ‘Woody’. challenges as well as the last long into the future.
John Davies, the then Woody was then driven around continued participation in Spoon
Managing Director, initiated the the country appearing at key challenge events. In 2005 LTSB
sponsorship deal in 2002 and events helping to raise the profile AFD hosted the Summer
Below left: One of the many back page
shook hands on the deal with of Wooden Spoon as well as Olympics. Staff from all over the
adverts Lloyds TSB AFD featured in
Spoonews
former Spoon CEO, Geoff Morris being the prize of a fantastic country were encouraged to
at a meeting in the Cockfosters prize draw. This was a participate in athletic and
Office in North London. It wonderfully fun promotion that swimming activities and team
seemed like an ideal opportunity put Spoon on the map. events. It was great fun and
for a photo shoot to create a Throughout the year Lloyds TSB raised a wonderful £46,000 for
cover picture. Although it didn’t AFD reported on their staff’s Spoon.
quite become the cover shot we activities through their own The success of the Summer
wanted due to the quality of the internal magazine while Spoon Olympics ensured it took place
camera available to us, it did reported news every quarter. again the next year and staff
announce the beginning of a Every member of staff at the took it a whole lot more
fruitful and good relationship Asset Finance Division received a seriously, training and raising
between Spoon and the Asset copy of Spoonews distributed by funds months before the event
Finance Division that has reaped their own company. It certainly was due to start. The company
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