Handy Step 2 It in The Furniture Makers’ Company fundraiser

To kickstart 2022, we wanted to give back to an industry and charity that has supported us, and so many others. 

The Furniture Makers’ Company provides financial and practical support to people working throughout the furniture trade, and they have done for over 100 years. 

This is something we feel very strongly about, especially over the past 24 months, since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the charity has committed to award up to £1 million in welfare grants to those who had their livelihoods critically impacted by the crisis. 

We have been a part of the furniture and bedding industries for over 30 years and members of The Furniture Makers’ Company for three years since becoming aware of them through their many charity events. 

Their ambition is to inspire the UK furnishing industry to organise and take part in a sports-based activity or challenge to generate vital funds to help those struggling financially. 

We want to give back to an industry that we have been a part of for over 30 years by getting involved in this campaign. 

To raise money for this campaign, we are organising a 24-hour table tennis tournament for our team on the 24th and 25th March 2022 with an aim to raise £5,000. 

Whatever we donate, The Furniture Makers’ Company will match every single penny, doubling our donation to them.  

This has given the Handy team a renewed sense of community, becoming a part of something bigger and giving back to the industry in some way.  

By becoming more active within The Furniture Makers' Company we hope to raise awareness and spread the message of their charitable work and educational opportunities. 

If you can please donate to help those struggling in the furnishings industry, and to keep us all going through the night-time shift. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/handy24hrtabletennis