SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES THROUGHOUT 2022

SO FAR THIS YEAR BERESFORDS STAFF AND INITIATIVES HAVE RAISED OVER £12,000 FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES.

BERESFORDS FOUNDATION - WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN 2022

For every goal that England scored during the World Cup we donated £100 to the Beresfords Foundation. The foundation is a charitable fund set up with Essex Community Foundation in 2016 to support some of the less well-known charities in the region. Not only was this a great opportunity to support local charities but it was also a great way to cheer the three lions on. A total of £1,300 has been donated!

BERESFORDS FOUNDATION - SAINT FRANCIS HOSPICE, HAVERING

The Beresfords Foundation announced in August that will be donating £10 to Saint Francis Hospice for every property sale and letting completion throughout our Havering branches (Gidea Park, Upminster, Harold Wood and Hornchurch) for one year until 1st August 2023.

St Francis Hospice supports people with illnesses that can’t be cured or treated. Their aim is that no one is afraid or in pain, and no one dies or grieves alone. We are delighted to share that four months into our campaign we have raised £1,100!

MIND - SKY DIVE

On Thursday 15th September, 12 members of the Beresfords team took part in a tandem sky dive for MIND charity.

MIND believe that no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. They offer support and advice to anyone experiencing a mental health problem and without donations and fundraising activities, MIND would be unable to offer this fantastic service.

The team had a fun packed, adrenaline filled day and together through amazing teamwork they not only supported each other, they managed to raise over £6,000 which is a huge achievement!

NICKI IN BOTSWANA

In October our Marketing and New Business Director, Nicki Treffers took part in a 568km bike ride in Botswana over a 5-day period to raise money for Norwood charity.

Norwood makes an invaluable difference to people’s lives. They have a multi-disciplinary team of practitioners and a family of services designed specifically to support vulnerable children and their families, and children with special educational needs. Long cycling distances along highways travelled by freely roaming elephants, the African Bush, the heat and camping under the stars was a challenge felt on so many different levels and was well rewarded by the experience.

Nicki raised over a staggering £4,600 which is an incredible contribution to help support such an amazing charity.

In December our marketing team headed down to volunteer at the Salvation Army in Romford to help pack Christmas gifts for children that are in need.

The team said “It was a fulfilling, heart-warming experience to be a part of. We are honoured that we could support such a worthy cause and bring joy during this festive period”.

We believe that every child should wake up to a present to unwrap on such a festive today, so it was a pleasure to help a worthy cause. We are fully committed to helping where we can in tackling food poverty across Essex, and are excited to share news that we will be launching our ‘Food and thought appeal’ in January 2023.

We are asking our staff and the local community to offer food and thought, by donating an item(s) of non-perishable, tinned or dry food to one of our 17 drop off points across our branch network.

We believe that everybody should have access to a nutritional and balanced diet, and that is why throughout 2023 we will be raising awareness and calling on our communities to help us help those that are most in need. So next time you are shopping please spare a thought for someone that could benefit from your kindness.

Thank you for helping us make a di�erence

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Food & thought appeal

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