AN EVESHAM-BASED planing company has donated £12,000 to a variety of good causes.
Employees at Jet Plant Hire, headquartered in Enterprise Way, and with bases in Devon and Yorkshire recently voted for the charities they wanted to support.
St Richard’s Hospice based in Worcester came top in the poll and received £1,200. The charity cares for people with an illness that cannot be cured, who have complex needs that cannot be met by other services.
Other charities that support people living in Worcestershire that have benefited include Campden Home Nursing which provides end of life care to people in the Vale which received £198, and Midlands Air Ambulance which got £1,200.
Abby Holliday, director of business & income generation for St Richard’s Hospice, said: “We’re so grateful to all our friends at Jet Plant Hire for voting for us for charitable support.
“Each year it costs around £12million to keep our hospice services running across Worcestershire and 80 per cent of that is raised by people who know and love St Richard’s. Thank you to everyone who helps our care to live on.”
Maggs Day Centre which supports people experiencing homelessness, providing safety, dignity and consistent support to people across Worcestershire who need it most and Acorn’s Children’s Hospice also received donations.
Ian Mitchell, commercial director at Jet Plant Hire, said: “Giving our colleagues the opportunity to choose the charities we’re supporting as a business every year is very important to us. We’re proud to deliver a sustainable, industry-leading service across the UK, so it’s only right that we give back to vital organisations nationwide.
“Our success is down to our hard-working team and we’re always keen that they have a voice in the decisions we make. That’s the reason we let them decide on where this £12,000 goes. It also means that all the good causes this money goes to have a personal connection to them.”
The rest of the cash went to good causes in Devon, including an animal charity and a Torquay-based hospice.
