Teeing up for Spread a Smile

At DNA, we’ve been supporting an amazing charity called Spread a Smile. They’re all about bringing joy and laughter to seriously ill children and their families when they’re in hospital for a long time, by arranging special events, outings, art initiatives and more. Earlier in the year, we hosted a football day with our friends at LMAC Group to raise some money for the them and it went so well we decided to do it again – but this time, we’d be on the golf course.

Bringing friends and clients together

LMAC Group are one of our commercial clients. They’ve trusted us with their cover for many years now and our boss Danny is good friends with Lee, who heads up LMAC. So for our joint golf day, we invited our clients, friends, family and more to join us for an 18 hole round of golf, followed by a three course meal and evening entertainment with a DJ.

Hosted by South Essex Golf Club on 22^nd September 2022, the tournament drew around 140 people – all keen to take a swing at the 18 hole course. With a shotgun start, we were soon making the most of the match before the evening’s entertainment.

Never forgetting our goal, we donated the cost of the team entry fees to the charity, as well as holding a raffle and auction to raise additional funds. Extra thanks go to our sponsors who generously supported the day. We’re proud to know and work alongside :

• Oakleafe Claims
• Blue Print Property Group
• Gentleman Golf
• CMCCE
• A1 Astro UK
• CC Electrical Supplies
• SEE Services
• Lemonaid Legal
• Folgate Insurance
• Be Boiler Safe
• Moore Interior Herts
• Innovate Technology
• Higs Solutions
• Elite Fire Solutions
• The Steel Team

Making a difference

Over the course of the day, we raised £13,062 – bringing the total we’ve raised for Spread a Smile to £33,286.17 in 2022. Amanda Azouz, Head of Events for Spread a Smile, wrote to Danny to thank the DNA and LMAC teams for their ongoing support, saying the money raised “will help us to bring joy and laughter to seriously ill and hospitalised children and their families during long hospital stays.”

We’re grateful to be able to make a difference to families who are going through such struggles. As Amanda says: “We know that our impact is far greater than a smile as we strive to make a real and positive difference to young lives at the most challenging of times.” We’re glad more families will have reason to smile as a result of our event.

Made by our people

We hope our support for charities like Spread a Smile demonstrates what we value here at DNA. We put our people first – whether they’re our customers or our colleagues. That’s why we offer straight-talking service, honest advice and no-nonsense approach to helping our hard-working customers find the cover they need.

So now our golf day has come to a close, it’s back to the day job – finding you the best motor trade insurance we can. That, and planning our next fundraising event.

Give us a call on 01708 988952 or browse our website to find out more.