Pictured above: Three Valleys Housing senior managers
Cecil Etienne, Peter Nourse and John Nicholl rolled up their
sleeves to wash cars and help raise almost £1,000 for
charity
Bosses at Three Valleys Housing rolled up their sleeves to help
raise cash for charity by washing cars for staff and residents on
Friday (October 1).
The Long Eaton-based housing association turned pink as part of
Breast Cancer Care's national 'Pink Friday' campaign.
Three Valleys Housing invited residents to its Bramley Road
offices to enjoy a pink tea party, bingo, a bring-and-buy stall and
raffle to raise almost £1,000.
Staff and residents could also have their cars washed by senior
managers, who donned overalls and put in some elbow grease in
return for donations. They raised £55 and this was matched by
the senior managers to take it up to £110.
Interim managing director at Three Valleys Housing Dilip Kavi
said: "The efforts of staff and residents have really made a
difference today by raising money for Breast Cancer Care.
Pictured above: Three Valleys Housing employee Lorna
Golding, who ran the Robin Hood Half Marathon for Cancer Research
UK, joined other staff and residents for a Pink Friday to raise
almost £1,000 for Breast Cancer Care
"It was great to see senior managers getting stuck in and people
put in a lot of effort baking cakes for the tea party. As an
organisation we are always keen to help raise money for a good
cause and the work that staff and residents have done this week
will help people affected by breast cancer to get help, support and
information they need."
The fundraising by Three Valleys Housing on Friday follows on
from staff member Lorna Golding, from Sandiacre, who ran the Robin
Hood Half Marathon in September and raised almost £400 for
Cancer Research UK.
Lorna, who ran the 13.3 miles in two hours and one minute, said:
"I think it is great that Three Valleys Housing has supported staff
to help raise money for Breast Cancer Care. I raised money for
Cancer Research after a personal family experience so I appreciate
the importance of supporting cancer charities."