Search Seven launches #share77k campaign

Search Seven hold annual fundraising charity quiz night, raising £1,800 for their flagship charity, Rockinghorse to spark the launch of their #share77k campaign, celebrating the run-up to their 10th anniversary. 

November’s charity quiz night was hosted by Sussex Business Times’ Sam Thomas, who took to the stage as quiz master, providing the evening’s entertainment. He was joined by Terrina Barnes from Rockinghorse, who shared information about The Trevor Mann Baby Unit – part of the Brighton based Rockinghorse Children’s Charity – and how important fundraising events like Search Seven’s quiz night were to the charity.

To date, the paid search and digital strategy specialists have raised over £30,000 for them, through football matches at the AMEX football stadium, golf days and quiz nights, as part of their charity pledge to donate up to 7% of their annual profits to charities and local community projects – an initiative they’ve committed to since Managing Director Gavin Willis founded the company in 2011.  

#share7 fundraising campaign 

To celebrate their 7th year in business they set themselves the challenge of fundraising £17,000 for charity, launching the #share7 campaign. By December they had surpassed their target, raising an incredible £20,000 for their seven charities; RISE, Group B Strep Support, The Clock Tower Sanctuary, Nkuringo Primary School, The Sussex Beacon, Alzheimer’s Society and Rockinghorse. 

This year Search Seven organised a charity golf day which attracted businesses from across Sussex, raising an impressive £6,000, as well as last month’s charity quiz night, sponsored by local agency Clearline Recruitment, with raffle prizes donated by businesses across the city including British Airways i360, Brighton Pier, English’s of Brighton, ROX and Malmaison Hotel.  

“It was a great night – everyone was singing along to the music round and getting really competitive” said Gavin Willis, MD at Search Seven. “The teams were so generous – we raised £700 through the raffle and game of Heads & Tails alone! We can’t thank everyone enough for their support – Rockinghorse is a charity that means a lot to me, and it’s amazing to see so many people help us support them, and raise so much money.”  

It’s not just their own events they raise money through – they also actively fundraise through local and national events, too – like Rockinghorse’s brilliant quiz nights, RISE’s #SuperheroesRISEup Initiative, and sponsoring Active Sussex’s Sussex Sports Awards. Their Content and Insights Manager, Christina took part in a 10k run, raising almost £1,000 for Epilepsy Society, and the team have big plans for the Brighton Half Marathon in the spring. In total they’ve raised almost £14,000 for charity in 2019, and were honoured with the CSR Excellence Award in the Brighton & Hove Business Awards and are shortlisted for the CSR Excellence Award in December’s Sussex Business Awards, as well as the Professional Services Award, and Gavin Willis for Businessperson of the Year Award. 

10th anniversary in 2021 

In 2021, Search Seven will be celebrating 10 years in business. To mark this momentous milestone, they’ve created the #share77k campaign and set themselves the target of bringing their fundraising total to £77,000 for charity, with £50,000 set aside for their flagship charity, Rockinghorse.  

To find out more about Search Seven’s fundraising events, please get in touch with the team.
events@searchseven.co.uk
01273 329122
@SearchSeven