The Group are delighted to have distributed £8,500 to charities from money raised through the Group’s Give as you Earn scheme. Staff who participate in the scheme have nominated the recipients as follows:
The South Ayrshire Schools Clothing Bank which provides school uniforms to children living in poverty in South Ayrshire. Pictured here is Nicola Crammond of the charity receiving a cheque for £1000 from Graham Bruce Managing Director of Richardson and Starling.
MND Scotland with Claire Cassidy and Pauline Campbell who delivered a cheque for £750 to the charity which supports people with this terrible disease.
Seaways, a charity set up to tackle homelessness, poverty and isolation in Ayrshire. James Dunn of R&S is pictured presenting the cheque to Seaways.
Other charities who benefitted are:
The GAYE scheme is funded by monthly donations of our staff which are then matched by the Group. From its inception in 2001 it has donated over £300,000 to many worthy charities.
In addition this year the Group have raised or donated £6500 to other charities including Shared Hope, Maggies, Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank, McMillan Cancer, The Turkey earthquake appeal and Comic Relief.
This is Veitchi value giving back to the communities in which we work and sharing our success with those in need.