The teams at Dyke Yaxley in Shrewsbury and Telford, have raised over £1,000 each for Stay Telford and Shrewsbury Samaritans.
The donations take the team’s charity total to almost £3,500 in the last 12 months, and staff are becoming increasingly creative in their approach to fund raising efforts.
Jackie Young, who leads the company’s charity fund raising efforts, said: “We’ve done all kinds of activities to encourage people to sponsor us – from the more traditional cake sales and an Easter egg raffle, to a dinner with former England cricketers, marathon runs, and a sweep on The Grand National.
“We know finances are tight for everyone, and so we believe it’s important to come up with fund raising efforts that really capture people’s imagination in the hope they will be generous with their support.”
Jackie said every year the company nominated a charity or charities with the aim of raising as much cash as possible, with Shrewsbury Samaritans and Stay Telford (a charity that helps homeless young people, providing housing and support for individuals and families across the Telford and Wrekin area) as this year’s lucky nominees.
“Our aim this year was to raise £2,000 in total, so we’ve smashed our original target and we’re extremely grateful that everyone has been so supportive.”
This latest success follows hot on the heels of another great effort last year when the charity team donated over £3,000 to the Severn Hospice.
“We have now chosen two new charities for the coming year – West Midlands Autism and the Shrewsbury branch of the Parkinson’s Society – and we’ll be working hard to ensure we achieve a similar result for them too.”
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