Amazon Dartford donates to community causes

Four organisations in Dartford have received donations totalling £4,400 and almost 200 hours of volunteering support from the Amazon fulfilment centre in the town.

Three charities were granted £1,000 each and a health centre received £1,400.

The Felix Project rescues surplus food and delivers it to community organisations and schools so they can provide healthy meals to vulnerable people. They also run Felix’s Multibank, a new service established by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Amazon that provides non-food items to people in need.

Alongside donating £1,000, 24 Amazon staff regularly volunteered their time at the charity’s depot in Greenford to provide practical logistics support. Amazon employees also packed and donated 5,000 kits of essential items for Felix’s Multibank.

Second Chance Animal Rescue received £1,000, and 17 Amazon employees committed over 100 hours to gardening and fence painting at the charity’s headquarters.

The Healthy Living Centre, which aims to improve health and wellbeing in the community, received £1,400 and gardening support.

After 70 years, chartered insurance broker and professional risk advisory firm Sutton Winson is still putting people at the heart of its business.

The firm is dedicated to creating bespoke insurance solutions and providing top-tier risk management services for clients of all sizes, and says that for seven decades, it has built a reputation based on knowledge, integrity, and a clientfirst approach.

The Sutton Winson team says its success is made in genuine care and commitment to its clients, with the company’s independence allowing it to be “agile, flexible and always focused on clients’ needs,”

Kent North West RSPCA was granted £1,000.

John McEwen, General Manager at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Dartford, said: “I am proud of my team for stepping up, granting donations and making a positive, significant impact on the community over the past few months. Thank you to all the charities for welcoming us to their headquarters and allowing members of our team to get involved with their projects.”

Amazon employee Magdolna Oliver volunteered with Felix’s Multibank. She added: “I have so much admiration for The Felix Project, and I had a great time meeting the team and volunteering with them. I am honoured that I was able to be part of setting up their new warehouse, as I know the organisation is a lifeline for many people facing hardship.” www.amazon.co.uk adding that they “ensure our clients feel secure knowing we’re on their side.”

To extend its services globally, Sutton Winson is a proud member of three independent networks: the UNA Alliance, UNIBA Partners, and AESIS Global Network. Active participation in these networks allows the firm to collaborate with experienced local operators worldwide.

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