Pictured above: (l-r) Pertemps People Development
Group's Louise Careless, Lisa Harrison and Claire Wardle are joined
by Myton Hospice fundraiser Claire McDowell at the hospice in
Coventry
Generous workers have presented a donation to a Coventry and
Warwickshire charity which provides vital care and support for
patients and families affected by terminal illness.
A contribution of £200 was awarded to Myton Hospice by
colleagues at employment experts Pertemps People Development Group
(PPDG), which has offices in Coventry, Nuneaton and Rugby.
Coventry Myton Hospice, based in the grounds of University
Hospital Walsgrave Coventry, opened in November last year following
a lengthy fundraising campaign. The impressive new facility
provides patients with a range of services including in-patient and
day care, counseling, clinical psychology, physiotherapy,
occupational therapy and spiritual care, all free of charge. It
costs more than £6 million a year to keep the hospices
running.
All of the staff are trained within the field of specialist
palliative care. The clinical team consists of doctors, nurses,
physiotherapists, a chaplain and complementary therapists. They are
supported by a team of more than 400 volunteers.
Employees at PPDG in Coventry and Warwickshire collected cash
when they decided not to buy each other Christmas cards last year
and instead made a donation to charity.
The hospice received the donation from PPDG's Give As You Earn
(GAYE) scheme. The company made the donation as part of its active
community support programme. PPDG workers contribute each month to
a GAYE scheme and have donated more than £120,000 to good
causes and charities, many supporting the disabled and
disadvantaged.
Lisa Harrison, site manager at PPDG's offices in Smithford Way,
Coventry, said: "We are very happy that we can help such a
deserving charity, and we know the money is going to good use."
Workers from PPDG's Coventry branch went to visit the hospice to
meet staff and volunteers and see first-hand the good work the
hospice does for people from across the community. Lisa added: "The
hospice is amazing. The staff are great, they were so welcoming. I
am so glad that the money is going to such a worthy cause."
PPDG has been recognised by the Institute of Fundraising as
operating one of the best payroll giving schemes in the UK.
PPDG is one of the UK's market leaders in addressing
unemployment and social exclusion. It has helped more than 100,000
long-term unemployed people into sustained employment and
self-employment through a variety of Government-funded Welfare to
Work initiatives including Employment Zone, New Deal, and the
Family Engagement Support Project. It has also trained over 130,000
people in vocational skills, and more than 175,000 people have
benefitted from professional information, advice and guidance
services.