b'Member News March 2024 15EducationMaking Christmas dreams come true As part of our organisations widerWhy LEGO?corporate social responsibility initiatives, and to keep momentumLEGO holds a special place in the heart up during the final month of theof the IET. Not only is it a beloved and year, our venue teams at IET London:timeless toy, with proven benefits in Savoy Place and IET Birmingham:childhood development; its also one Austin Court were proud to runthat is interwoven into the very fabric of engineering. We believe every child a special campaign throughoutdeserves access to high-quality STEM December 2023. For every siteeducation and were committed to visit booked and attended duringreducing STEM inequality and closing the the month, we donated LEGOattainment gap between disadvantagedMartyn Westcott-Wreford dropping LEGO sets off to charities near our venues;pupils and their peers. This is why weat One WestminsterOne Westminster in London, andare the proud UK and Ireland operational Birmingham Childrens Hospital. partner for FIRST LEGO League, a globalIf youre looking for a place to host robotics-based life skills competition foryour next corporate event or want to children aged four to 16 years old. make use of our facilities, please check FIRST LEGO League is an inspiring,us out at venues.theiet.orgglobal programme for young people, which develops confidence, problem solving, teamwork and STEM skillsAbout the charitiesall whilst investigating a real-world theme. We run three categories of theOne Westminster supports more The team at IET Birmingham: Austin Court ready programme across the UK and Ireland,than 200 voluntary and community to donate LEGO sets and it is fully curriculum-linked andorganisations throughout the London As a bonus, we also donated a LEGO setincludes free training for teachers. city and borough of Westminster, for every appointment booked with theMartyn Westcott-Wreford, Operationsproviding funding, governance, venue team at IMEX America in OctoberManager at IET London: Savoy Place said: partnership, and other forms of support. 2023the Worldwide Exhibition forThe Birmingham Womens and Incentive Travel, Meetings, and Events.Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, Our teams collectively donated 38which was formed in 2017, is a individual LEGO kitsthats nearlyWe were delighted to spreadcombination of Birmingham Childrens 2.5 kits per working day that month. some festive cheer to childrenHospital and Birmingham Womens in Westminster this Christmas.Hospital. The Trust, which sees over A big thank you to everyone641,000 patients a year, aims to be a world-leading team that provides who visited our venues for aoutstanding care, shares new site visit in December, as it hasknowledge, and is at the forefront had a wider impact on our localof what is possible in healthcare. Its community and made the daysteam of healthcare professionals work tirelessly to advance treatments, of some children in need. perform complex procedures, and Jess Mooney, Senior Meeting and Events Coordinatior atconduct cutting-edge research. IET London: Savoy Place during a venue site visit'