The Rosie May Foundation was set up by Graham and Mary Storrie in memory of their daughter, Rosie May Storrie who was tragically murdered in 2003

Sam Ellis, the Fundraising and Partnership Manager at the Rosie May Foundation said

We were delighted when Sushma approached us with her idea the Leap of Faith. The concept that tough and challenging decisions are made more bearable with the right support network fits well with the work both Stowe Family Law and the Rosie May Foundation are doing. The Leap of Faith represents the enormous choices that are sometimes our own and at others made for us, either way, we have to have confidence in the experts around us.

Stowe Family Law is the UKs largest specialist family law firm. The team help clients and families going through a relationship break-up in the Nottingham area including divorce, cohabitation disputes, civil partnerships, resolving financial issues and arrangements for children. This is often at one of the most vulnerable and difficult times in their lives.

Sushma said:

We are delighted and very honoured to take a leap of faith in aid of The Rosie May Foundation to help fund the vital support and fantastic projects they deliver to families across the world. My team and I frequently work with families in crisis and we understand the importance of the right support at the right time. This is the first step in our ongoing partnership with the Foundation and I look forward to supporting them in the future.

Stowe Family Law is the UKs largest specialist family law firm, with 21 offices including Harrogate, Leeds, London, Manchester, Cheshire, Nottingham, Kent, Tunbridge Wells, Bristol and Surrey.

The Stowe team in Nottingham is recognised for their expertise in all areas of family law with a particular focus on resolving complex financial matters and protecting the welfare of children. Many of their clients are professionals or high-net-worth individuals, some with international assets and links.

Rosie May Foundation

On the 28th of December 2003, the lives of Graham and Mary Storrie changed irrevocably. At a Christmas party, Rosie May their only daughter, age 10, was brutally murdered by a 17-year-old boy she knew.

In January 2004, the Rosie May Foundation was founded in response to overwhelming donations from the public. Immediate funds went to Sheffield Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, who gave Rosie May very special care during the last, precious 48 hours of her short life.

In December 2004, they decided with their two sons, to escape the horrific recollections of the Christmas before and go on a family holiday to South East Asia. On Christmas Day, they planted a little palm tree in loving memory of Rosie May. On Boxing Day, as they stood on the shore of the Indian Ocean tsunami hit. It claimed more than 230,000 lives across fourteen different countries and was one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded. They were lucky to survive.

Their personal tragedy gave them the determination to do something extraordinary. To turn tragedy into hope and create a living legacy to their beautiful daughter. They wanted to give children in crisis the right to a future, one that Rosie May had tragically been denied forever. The very first project, the Rosie May Home for girls, was opened for children who had lost parents in the tsunami in Sri Lanka

Fast forward 15 years and the Rosie May Foundation has raised in excess of £1.5 million for projects in Sri Lanka and Nepal keeping over 1070 children with their families.