AND FINALLY
Covers employee raises more than £2,000 for St Barnabas House
An employee from Covers Timber & Builders Merchants in Chichester has raised £1,307 for St Barnabas House after completing the Brighton Half Marathon. As part of its fund matching scheme, Covers has agreed to donate an additional £1,000 making the total amount £2,307.
Jackie Redman, Sales Office Manager at Covers Chichester, decided to take on the challenging 13-mile course to raise funds for St Barnabas House in Worthing. The hospice is close
Forest School Set For Boost
Youngsters at St Patrick’s Primary C of E Academy in Solihull will be able to further explore the great outdoors this summer – thanks to a donation from Selco Builders
Warehouse to utilise on its forest school project
The donation will be used to further secure the forest school,
to Jackie’s heart after taking care of her mother, who sadly passed away from cancer in October 2021.
Despite being a regular runner, Jackie has never completed an event more than 10 miles long. She said:
“This my first half marathon event and, even though it was tough going, I was thrilled to finish in 1 hour and 52 minutes. “My sister and I lost our wonderful mum in October. She had successfully beaten both breast and bladder cancer,
allowing additional classes to use the facility, and for a wildlife pond to be created.
Sheela Fisher, a teaching assistant at St Patrick’s, said: “We are hugely grateful to Selco for the donation they have made. “The forest school is an integral part of our education offering and is very much enjoyed by children at the younger end of the school. “We now want to enhance the area and open up the facility to as many of the 247 children in the school as possible. Selco’s donation will enable us to make the improvements to do that and we are extremely grateful.”
but was sadly diagnosed with peritoneal cancer in May 2019. After numerous rounds of chemotherapy and a major operation, she went into remission. However, just six weeks later we were told the cancer was growing again. She fought to the end and endured horrendous side effects from her treatment. Eventually, after months of trying to beat the cancer, the hospital could no longer offer treatment and mum decided to spend her final days at home. “Without the help of St
Barnabas, this wouldn’t have been possible. It is because of them that mum was able to spend the last weeks of her life in the place she loved most surrounded by her beloved cats.” Henry Green, Managing Director of Covers, added: “Congratulations to Jackie on her amazing achievement. We are delighted to contribute to her fundraising total with our match funding scheme. The scheme was set up in 2019 to support our staff with their charity endeavours and matches their final
fundraising amount up to £1,000. We hope that our contribution helps to make a difference to the people and families St Barnabas House cares for.”
Team Grant takes millions of steps to
fundraise for Wiltshire Air Ambulance Some of the employees at Grant UK have been busy clocking up the steps to complete Marching March, a fundraising and team building activity which has raised £115 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance charity. Throughout March, Grant UK’s employees have teamed together to take part in a fundraiser for a local charity. Marching March returned for a second time although this year, staff worked together in teams to walk, run and take as many steps as possible to win the challenge. As well as stepping their way through the month of March, employees also donated to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance with a total of £115 being raised for this local cause.
In total, Team Grant took 10,802,523 steps during Marching March and the winning team who took the most steps was ‘The Jabberwalkies’. The triumphant trio of steppers were Charlotte from Grant UK’s Training Department, Suzie from their Training and HR Department and Scott from their Accounts Team.
MKM’s Oddballs tool checking campaign
MKM Building Supplies is encouraging tradesmen to ‘Check Their Tools’ and self- examine their ‘down-belows’ for any changes or lumps. Testicular cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in men aged 15-49, with 2,300 new cases diagnosed annually. Despite being one of the most treatable forms of cancer in men if caught early enough, the illness still claims an average of 60 lives in the UK each year. Nicola Ollett, Head of Marketing at MKM Building Supplies says: “This April, we are encouraging tradesmen
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nationwide to take their health by the balls and check for any lumps or changes that might indicate testicular cancer. “Just like checks to your construction equipment to make sure it’s in good working order, testicular self-examination should be part of your daily routine. A self-exam only takes a minute, but being familiar with the look, feel and shape of your testicles can help you spot any abnormalities early.
“Testicular cancer is highly treatable if caught early enough, so regular self-examination really does make all the difference.
As part of its activity
That’s why we’re hoping our ‘Check Your Tools’ campaign encourages more men to take a ‘hands-on’ approach to self- examination.”
surrounding Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, MKM has announced a partnership with the OddBalls Foundation, a charity that seeks to raise awareness for testicular cancer and promote male health internationally. In addition to producing an MKM-branded guide to self-examination, OddBalls will also visit a number of MKM’s branches nationwide to deliver self- examination demonstrations for staff and customers. To pledge your support for Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, please visit: https://
www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/checkyourtools
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net April 2022
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