Professional advisers raise £8,000 for the Stroke Association

Scott Sinclair
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Readers of Professional Adviser and IFAonline.co.uk have helped raise more than £8,000 for the Stroke Association, a charity that is supporting Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Nick Cann in his recovery from a stroke.

Advisers and providers raised the impressive total in a number of ways, including by text-voting for their favourite candidate in the Personality of the Year category at last month's Professional Adviser Awards. Additionally, attendees took part in a silent auction on the evening of the awards, and also generously dipped into their pockets to donate cash and cheques. The total amount raised will go towards the charity efforts of Jo Cann (pictured below, with husband Nick) and Julie Lord, who in May will cycle from London to Paris in aid of the Stroke Association.   Nick is recov...

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