Quiz for legal community raises £2.3K for Balloons charity

The Family Law Company’s annual quiz raised an impressive amount for Devon charity Balloons, which supports the needs of bereaved children and young people in Exeter, East and Mid Devon.

Quizzers came from a wide section of the legal community including judges, barristers, Cafcass and local law firms. The event was held at Exeter City Football Club’s Heritage Lounge.

Before the quiz kicked off, Balloons Fundraising Officer Nasim Hartman provided insights about the charity, which is celebrating its twentieth year.

11 teams took part, with Stephen Sowden from The Family Law Company stepping into the role of Quizmaster for the night. After all the rounds were complete, Walnut House Barristers were declared the winners.

Associate Solicitor Galina Labworth, who came up with the idea for the fundraiser, said: “Thank you to everyone who came to the quiz night and were so generous in buying raffle tickets and cards for our special ‘legal’ bingo to bring the total to £2,300.

“It was wonderful to see such a mix of legal professionals from the family law community coming together; we work closely on cases in high pressure environments - so it made a nice change to let our hair down and have fun battling for top spot!”

Nasim from Balloons added:  “We are thrilled to have been chosen as the charity partner for The Family Law Company’s annual quiz and for this wonderful donation. The event was so much fun and fiercely competitive!

“Most of all though, I was made so welcome and your support for our small charity has been amazing. The wonderful work you all do to support children and families has been a fantastic match to the work we do supporting bereaved children and young people who are struggling at a really challenging time in their lives. Thank you from our whole team for helping us to continue the work we do.”