In support of the Many Hands campaign, Rory Hill who works at Montpelier Chartered Accountants Manchester office has laid down a gauntlet that is sure to prove a challenge to many of his colleagues.

Using a specially designed ballot form and the privacy of a voting booth, each member of the accounts team secretly nominates which of their colleagues they would like to see silenced for the day.  Votes are counted openly in front of everyone to avoid accusations of vote rigging and the person with the most votes is then silenced for the day.  Even their phone is diverted to a colleague so that they have no excuse for talking.  If they break the silence then a forfeit fine has to be paid for the infringement!

Rory explained that whilst the challenge may appear easy, if nominated, some of his colleagues will find it very very difficult to stay silent for the day.  To avoid any repercussions of the ‘silenced’ colleague being even more talkative the next day Rory has made sure that the activity is on a Friday so that it is friends and family who have to endure any talk time catch up.

The team hope to raise £50 from this the first of a series of fun activities that they have planned in support of the Many Hands campaign.

If you would like to become involved in the Many Hands campaign visit the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital website for further information.