MAN Commercial Protection delivers special anniversary gift for hospice
An Oswestry-based children’s hospice, which helps hundreds of families every year, is set to benefit from a security firm’s largest ever fundraising drive.
MAN Commercial Protection wanted to mark its 30th anniversary by giving back to the communities it operates in and has raised £5000 for Hope House Children’s Hospice.
The company, which provides security guarding to a range of high-profile clients and events across the UK, encouraged all its 1800 members of staff to take part in the activities, which included climbing Snowdon in Wales, hosting special pool tournaments, cake sales and a series of events where suppliers and customers pledged funds.
Iain McCallister, CEO, commented: “We have always been big supporters of charities, especially those that have a personal connection to MAN and our staff.
“Our 30th year in business seemed the perfect opportunity to try to do something special and complete our largest ever fundraise – something we have achieved by raising £20,000 across three fantastic organisations that do so much for children, families and individuals.
“You can’t fail to be impressed with the work Hope House Children’s Hospice does across its two centres in Oswestry and Conwy, providing specialist nursing care and support to children and their families.
“The money we have raised through the efforts of our employees, our suppliers and our clients will make such a difference to hundreds of people.”
Hope House Children’s Hospice provides specialist nursing care and support to children who live in Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales.
Its purpose is to give every local child with a life-threatening condition and their family access to professional care that improves their quality of life from the point of diagnosis, including respite care, crisis care, bereavement support, counselling and sibling support.
“The families we support often refer to us as their lifeline. Without donations like this one from MAN we couldn’t be there for local children and their families in their time of need, added Dawn Ball, Area Fundraiser for Hope House Children’s Hospice.
She said: “It is a fantastic gesture and one that will mean we go into 2025 in a good position to help even more families.”
