LEGAL firm mfg Solicitors has donated £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK to assist with the charity’s ongoing research and awareness campaigns.

The donation follows the company's participation in the recent Sanlam Go Dad Run, a series of 5k runs for men and boys aimed at raising funds for the charity.

Javed Ahmed, a paralegal at mfg in Worcester, ran the event on Worcester Racecourse with the 27-year-old also meeting event ambassadors and Olympic legends Colin Jackson, Derek Redmond and Canadian sprinter, Donovan Bailey.

Mr Ahmed said: “Sanlam are next door to our offices on The Tything so we were really involved in the pre-promotion of what was a fantastic event for the city. The event was great fun and saw hundreds of people raising funds for what is an amazing charity. I was delighted to play my part of behalf of the firm and hope that our donation will go some way to helping Prostate Cancer UK’s research programme and their ongoing drive to raise awareness.”

Lauren Tunnicliffe, corporate engagement manager at Sanlam, added: “Bringing Go Dad Run to Worcester was important to us as we have a long tradition of working in this business community. We were delighted to receive support from MFG to help promote this cause, they have always been strong partners of ours for charitable events and long may that continue. Furthermore, as wealth planners, our role as adviser is to help our clients plan for the future and often to consider the unexpected. Raising awareness of illnesses such as prostate cancer is an important part of our corporate responsibility. Helping to avoid the unnecessary death of any man, be it a brother, son, father or husband is something we are proud to be involved with.”

Mark Bishop, Director of Fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “We’re delighted that representatives from mfg Solicitors took on the Go Dad Run to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK and thank them for their generous donation."