Simpson Grierson Hailed as Generous Friend of Youth Charity

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For release:  14 December 2009

SIMPSON GRIERSON HAILED AS GENEROUS FRIEND OF YOUTH CHARITY


Simpson Grierson has demonstrated its commitment to supporting young New Zealanders, with the donation of $25,000 to a leading youth development agency.

“This is the fifth year running that we have made this amount available to Youthline, as part of our policy of supporting organisations with values similar to our own and which are making a positive impact on the community,” says the law firm’s Chairman, Kevin Jaffe.

“It’s appropriate for a firm of our size and status to show some leadership in the field of corporate responsibility," he says.  

Mr Jaffe adds that Simpson Grierson’s involvement with Youthline goes beyond signing an annual cheque and includes in-house fundraising efforts, with staff joining in enthusiastically.

For the last few years, the Chairman, a partner and other staff have dressed themselves up as ‘Youthline Trolley Dollies’ and wandered round the firm’s Auckland and Wellington  offices with a trolley full of cakes, which they have sold to raise money.

Founded in 1970, Youthline provides a nationwide network of services, aimed at helping young people reach their full potential.

The organisation’s flagship helpline service receives around 100,000 calls each year, via telephone, text or email.  In addition, Youthline provides a wide range of counselling options, youth worker services, seminars, social enterprise activities and other programmes, which are used by many thousands across New Zealand.

A key Youthline focus is on encouraging and facilitating young people, as they take on leadership, advocacy and other roles within the organisation and beyond.  

“Youthline is funded primarily through charitable donations and could not continue its work without them,” says its CEO, Stephen Bell.

“We are extremely grateful to Simpson Grierson for being such a reliable and generous friend to Youthline.  They are making a very real contribution to New Zealand’s young people and, through them, to our country’s future,” he adds.

For further information, please contact:
Stephen Bell
CEO
Youthline
09 361 4166
027 271 8151