PXC has raised £330,000 for the Ambitious about Autism charity through the company’s annual ‘Night of Ambition’ event.
This year’s event was held last week and was the 16th annual Night of Ambition, with over 350 people in attendance at Raffles London at The OWO in Whitehall.
The fundraising event was hosted by Christopher Eccleston and was run in partnership with Headline Sponsor CGI, an independent IT and business consulting company. Other event sponsors included Tech Mahindra, Pega, Openreach, CityFibre, MDS Global and NICE.
The evening was focused on pledging support to Ambitious about Autism’s Assistive Technology initiative which aims to improve access to learning, independence and participation through technology for autistic children and young people.
Assistive technology can help people express themselves in a way that others can understand and includes technology such as tablets, visual or audio aids, voice recognition programmes and speech generating devices.
James Smith, CEO of PXC, commented, “PXC is extremely proud to have hosted this 16th annual Night of Ambition event. Our partnership with Ambitious About Autism is very important to us.
“The money raised will support their Assistive Technology initiative, improving the lives of thousands of autistic children and young people across the country. We are deeply grateful to the event sponsors and to our partners and people for supporting the event.”
Jolanta Lasota, chief executive of Ambitious about Autism, added, “Some autistic young people find it difficult to express their thoughts or emotions, but this doesn’t mean they aren’t full of ideas, opinions and ambitions for the future. Assistive technology can be genuinely life-changing for these young people, helping them to realise their potential, increase their independence and prepare for their futures.
“We are hugely grateful to our partner with PXC for their unstinting generosity and support. Thanks also to our incredible sponsors and our brilliant host Christopher Eccleston for making Night of Ambition a huge success.”