CHARITY CORNER
INSURE TAXI SUPPORT FUNDRAISING DRIVE TO SEND AMBULANCES TO THE UKRAINE FRONTLINE
InsureTaxi is supporting a £30,000 appeal to buy two second-hand vehicles for transporting military and civilian casualties to hospital. Colleagues took their effort to PHTM EXPO in Milton Keynes last week where visitors to their stand chipped in cash giving the appeal a £500 boost. Now the company’s 52-strong workforce are organising their own whip-rounds and fundraising efforts like a charity car wash when graduates will wash cars for colleagues. Branch director Karl Garcia said: “The taxi industry is close knit and we were
delighted with the
positive feedback and generosity towards our fundraising. People kept stopping to drop money into our collection bucket and one visitor kindly gave a £50 note. “We had a QR code for online donations which should also
generate more. With this and the charity car wash, we hope to double what we have made so far.” Founded in 2005, InsureTaxi provides cover for thousands of private and public taxis and traditional black cabs nationwide. Karl added: “It was good to meet so many people from the industry at the PHTM EXPO including existing clients and potential new ones. It was nice also to meet up again with those involved in driving food
WEST LOTHIAN SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN’S TAXI OUTING DELIGHTS KIDS
The annual West Lothian Special Needs Children’s Taxi Outing was held again to the delight of local kids. Drivers of ten taxis took to the streets with the youngsters in their cabs to travel through Livingston tooting their horns taking them to a special celebration. The line of brightly decorated taxis left from Livingston Football club and ended up at Livingston Rugby Club for a day of fun activities and entertainment. Organiser Eddie Millar said a lot of taxi drivers had retired and or were on holiday and gutted to miss the
PHTM JUNE 2023
event - but they still managed to ferry 30 children and their parents to the rugby club for a special treat, and invited others along. He continued: “I would like to thank Livingston Rugby club for hosting the event and Livingston Football Club for allowing us to use their club as the starting point. “I would also like to thank Police Scotland for keeping us safe and the route clear, all the volunteers who worked so hard on the day and of course all the taxi drivers as the day would not happen without them. We’ll be back next year!”
parcels to vulnerable people in the pandemic.” InsureTaxi is part of The County Group, backed by Global Risk Partners and one of the country’s largest insurance brokers. Staff across the organisation’s 40 offices are doing their bit to support British Ukrainian Aid and raise money for the ambulances. The appeal was spearheaded by Group Commercial Director Paula Williams and her husband Paul who plan to drive the vehicles themselves to the Polish-Ukrainian border. So far it stands at £17,000 and The County Group has set up its own Just Giving page to help push towards target. CEO Alastair Christopherson said: “The County Group prides itself on being part of the community with each office doing their bit to support local causes. “We are also part of a global community shocked by
the
atrocities in Ukraine. The medical infrastructure has suffered badly and on the front line, 4x4s are being used to rescue casualties. This is where the ambulances will come into their own, transporting the wounded back to main hospitals. “We wish to congratulate our Southport office on their sterling effort to help boost the appeal. Thanks to everyone involved, the appeal is more than half way to reaching target.” Anyone who can help is asked to donate via:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ thecountygroup For more on InsureTaxi go to
www.insuretaxi.com
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