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Mark Witcomb of NDCS is Crowned WINNER of Sanctuary's Charity Challenge at the NCAS Conference
28th Oct 2011

As councillors, directors, senior officers, policymakers and service managers gathered at the London ExCel for the National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCAS), not only did Sanctuary Social Care’s unique payment upon results solutions attract their interest, but so did the company’s exciting charity challenge.

The three day conference, which took place on Wednesday, 19 to Friday 21 October, saw delegates climb in to Sanctuary’s F1 Simulator for a chance to win £1000 for a charity of their choice.

Taking pole position with the fastest lap time recorded throughout the event was Mark Witcomb, who is the South and South East Senior Regional Director of the National Deaf Children’s Society. His chosen charity was the Meningitis Research Foundation, which is now set to receive Sanctuary’s £1000 donation.

Mark’s keen support for the Meningitis Research Foundation comes from personal experience. He said, “A very young, close family member of mine was diagnosed with Meningitis and it has had longstanding effects on the whole family. Prevention is always better than cure, which is why I wanted the Meningitis Research Foundation to benefit from the £1000 prize. Many thanks to Sanctuary for this generous donation.”

Mark’s lap time of 1:39.997 took the chequered flag ahead of other racers competing for the charity prize, including Sue Williams, Operations Director of Safeguarding for Hertfordshire County Council, who came in at second place, closely followed by Councillor Neil Burden of Cornwall County Council.

James Rook, Managing Director of Sanctuary, congratulated Mark Witcomb on his win. He said, "The F1 Simulator proved to be a fun challenge for visitors to our stand at the NCAS Conference. It was great to catch up with so many familiar faces to talk about the individual pressures facing each council whilst sharing the success of Sanctuary's unique payment upon results solutions. There were so many worthy charities named by the attendees. I am delighted the Meningitis Research Foundation will benefit from our donation, particularly as I have since found out this is a charity very close to Mark's heart. Huge congratulations to him and I am sure the charity will do great things."

With an interest in shaping children’s services and adult care to the highest level, visitors to Sanctuary’s stand throughout the three day conference were keen to hear about the company’s specialist social work services that are based on payment for outcomes, only charging for timely casework that meets statutory quality requirements.

For more details on our specialist social work services, please call us on 0800 046 7280