EIC Update
Building the future
together By Tessa Ogle, Managing Director of the Electrical Industries Charity
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hen people in our sector are faced with difficult situations, such as caring for a disabled relative or facing financial problems, practical support can go a
long way in transforming the lives of those in need. There is a significant number of electrical industry professionals whose skills, if shared, could make a tremendous difference to someone’s life. The Electrical Industries Charity is encouraging the industry to get
together and help colleagues who are going through challenging times by signing up to its Practical Participation Programme and volunteering their time and skills as a company or as an individual. If you are working as an electrical, electronics or energy installer, supplier, contractor or manufacturer, you have a chance to do something incredible for people in your industry. By being part of the Charity’s Programme, you will have an opportunity to work alongside its partners in solving, or contributing to solutions, for those in need. Once you sign up to be part of the Programme, the Charity will
approach you on an as and when needed basis to ask for your assistance. This could be for a particular project – such as helping to landscape a garden – or volunteering equipment to help with house adaptations. Through its Practical Participation Programme, the Charity has worked with many industry professionals and has helped over 700 cases with financial support, but more people need assistance. For example, the Charity recently helped Max, a severely disabled six-year-old, who shortly after his first birthday was diagnosed with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, Dystonia and Chronic Lung Disease which left him wheelchair bound and unable to do anything himself. The Practical Participation Programme involved companies such as
Heat Mat, Edmundson Electrical York, British Gas, Circle Control & Design Systems and Collingwood Lighting who donated products, services and skills and funded the shortfall of £26,000 for the necessary house adaptations to meet Max’s needs. The Charity then organised a DIY day with volunteers from the
Yorkshire Committee and landscaped the garden to allow easier access for Max – truly an industry effort. With its four Assistance Programmes, of which the Practical
Participation Programme is one, the Charity creates awareness of the many cases like Max’s story and helps to build a larger support network to help those in need. If you have a skill or equipment that could help towards building a
better life for someone in your industry get in touch with the Charity and let your less fortunate colleagues have the fulfilling life they deserve.
www.electricalcharity.org www.ewnews.co.uk
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