At Irwin Mitchell, we’ve been making our lists and checking them twice, and throughout December our excitement grows for the holidays, as we share gifts and eat mince pies.
To get into the festive spirit, we unwrapped our Christmas card competition for children with additional needs again this year. The winning entry will feature on our annual holiday card to clients. Entrants had the chance to win an iPad, with prizes for second and third place too.
We were blown away by how many entries came down our chimney, and we’d like to thank everyone for submitting their fantastic artwork.
Our panel of judges loved seeing different takes on the festive spirit. Our partner Anna Stacey, said:
“It’s been a real treat for me and my colleagues to see all the amazing entries created by some truly inspirational children.
“We’re so proud to showcase our winner, Charlie’s artwork on our Christmas card this year. We were particularly moved by the sentiment behind Charlie’s design – the importance of family and inclusivity. This really fits with our values.”
Here’s our pick of the entries we received that brought our judges so much joy.
Our top three
Winning entry – Charlie, aged 4 from Derbyshire
Charlie made a wreath from his parents’ handprints to represent that family is the most important thing to him at Christmas time. He also used his own fingers to create different colours baubles, symbolising diversity.
Second place – Ava, aged 9 from Cumbria
Ava was involved in a car accident. Since then she wants to raise awareness of different disabilities, including those that aren’t visible – much like her own. Her message is that everyone still comes together for Christmas.
Third place – Genevieve, aged 14 from London
Genevieve was inspired by a starry, starry night and penguins.
Here are some of the other fantastic entries…
Chloe, aged 11 from Market Deeping
Aurelia, aged 7 from Gloucestershire
Cian, aged 13 from Barnsley
James, aged 11 from Doncaster
Michael, aged 15 from Croydon
Emilia, aged 4 from North Yorkshire
Pierce, aged 14 from London
Emily, aged 8 from Bristol
Theo, aged 10
Thomas, aged 10
This festive season, the Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation will be donating £130,000 to homeless charities and foodbanks near our offices, thanks to the generous donations from colleagues and Irwin Mitchell.
Thanks for reading, and from all the team at Irwin Mitchell, we wish you a happy holiday.
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