REXEL RAISES £1,811 FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK

  Posted by: electime      22nd November 2018

Rexel got into the fundraising spirit for Cancer Research UK recently after the the company’s  employees voted to support the charity and its great work. They promised £1 to the charity for every returned employee engagement survey and received an amazing 1,811 surveys back.

Matthew Blake, HR Director at Rexel, said: “We are  honoured to be able to help such a brilliant charity in their fight against cancer. Without the cooperation of our employees we wouldn’t have been able to reach such a great figure for Cancer Research UK and I’d like to thank them all. We hope that our donation will go towards supporting the excellent work and research being done to find successful treatments so this disease can be beaten.”

Cancer Research UK receives no government funding and relies purely on donations, so the money raised will be of great help in the local area of Meriden where the cheque was presented. Warwick University, University Hospital Coventry, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Birmingham University will all benefit from the money, with it going towards their research into a cure for cancer.

Mary Warr, who has been a lead volunteer for Cancer Research UK for 30 years, received the cheque on behalf of the charity. She said: “Everyone is affected by cancer at some point in their lives, and that’s why it’s so important that Cancer Research UK has the money it needs to continue its amazing work.

“The Meriden village committee do some brilliant community events each year to help raise money, such as music nights, antiques sales, craft fairs and garden openings, but donations from people like Rexel are incredibly important additions.”

Rexel’s fundraising efforts have brought Mary and her committee’s total raised to £450k, a brilliant achievement for a truly worthy cause.

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