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Arriva awards head of customer
services for local contribution
Arriva employee Kerry The Awards are open to all
Whiteside has been rewarded Arriva employees across the UK,
for her efforts to support LOROS including those who work in their
– the Leicestershire and Rutland spare time for a charity or non
Hospice. Kerry is one of over 30 profit making organisation for the
Arriva employees across the UK benefit of the local community.
to receive an award. Mike Cooper, managing director,
Kerry, who is head of customer Arriva UK Bus, said: “We work
service for Arriva’s UK Bus to positively contribute to the
division based in Luton, has been communities that we operate in.
fund-raising for LOROS for more Our awards scheme recognises
than ten years and sets herself a the contribution that our
personal target of £1,000 to raise employees make to their local
each year. One of the highlights community in their own time,
of this year’s activity was working outside of work.
more than 30 hours at Cosby Air “We have lots of employees
Show in September, which raised that find the time and energy
a fantastic £7,000 for LOROS. to support local initiatives and
Chris Hopkins, commercial charities so it is great to be able
director UK Bus for Arriva to officially recognise their efforts
presented Kerry with her award and provide them with some
which includes a donation of practical, financial support.”
£500 to LOROS. Kerry was overjoyed to receive
The Arriva Community the Silver award and £500 for
Action Awards scheme aims LOROS. She said: “Even though
to help recognise the valuable I’ve worked as a voluntary fund-
contribution that employees raiser for LOROS for years I never
make to their local communities fully appreciated the value of
through voluntary work. the support they provide both to
the patient and the surrounding
family until I benefitted from this
personally earlier on the year.”
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