IFA asks investment firms to help raise £25k for charity

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An adviser is appealing to investment companies to help him raise £25,000 for a charity set up in memory of his daughter who died from a misdiagnosis.

Applewood managing director Karl Hartey has asked investment companies to stump up the money for a gala dinner and ball which he hopes will raise £25,000 for the Charlotte Hartey Foundation - a charity set up in aid of his daughter who tragically died in 2009 after being misdiagnosed with swine flu. Hartey is looking to sell six sponsorship slots for the foundation to investment firms in order to cover the cost of the ball which is being held on 5 October. He hopes to attract about 200 people to the event. He has already sold slots to Canada Life and M&G and is now looking for four mo...

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