With the help of some very generous donations from British Steel’s suppliers we have been able to deliver some festive cheer to 3 Scunthorpe area charities this Christmas.
Karl Smith and Katy Jury, who work on our Scunthorpe site, have been the driving force behind the collection, and with the help of colleagues, have delivered vouchers and gifts to The Blue Door, Jen’s Special Place and the North Lincolnshire Armed Forces Hub. They were also able to provide some gifts to the 58th Doncaster Scout group to help them with their own fundraising via a festive tombola.
Donations including vouchers, selection boxes, toys and craft materials were very gratefully received from:
Centurion Truck and Trailer Rental
Dexel Tyres
Clugstons Distribution
The Best Connection (Recruitment) Agency
W.N.S Electrics
Volker Rail
City Electrical Factors
Hargreaves Industrial
Advance Truck Components (Partic)
Hinchliffe Hydraulics
Earthmover Tyres Wakefield
Earthmover Tyres Hull
A Cowley and Sons (Rail)
Finnings CAT
Matt Moore and Sons
AJS Plant Services
Power Therm
Office Friends
Hudson Controls
Apollo Site Services
Karl Smith, Improvement Co-ordinator, Internal Logistics at British Steel, said: “This has been a fantastic team effort and we are extremely grateful for the generosity of our suppliers. They have really got on board with our Christmas campaign and helped us to make some meaningful donations which will put smiles on faces in the Scunthorpe area this Christmas.”
Katy Jury, Operations and Compliance Co-ordinator at British Steel, also commented: “It’s been amazing to be able deliver these donations to the 3 special charities. We really are very grateful to everyone who has helped us make this happen.”
The Blue Door provides support to victims of violence and domestic abuse, Jen’s Special Place is a child bereavement support charity and the North Lincolnshire Armed Forces Hub provides support for armed forces veterans in relation to health, housing and employment.
All 3 charities work tirelessly all year round to support those in need of their services and really appreciated being able to provide something extra for those requiring their support during the festive period.
The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Councillor Carol Ross, met with Karl and Katy at Jen’s Special place and said: “I would like to express my deepest appreciation to British Steel for their generous donations of toys and gifts, to Jen's Special Place, one of my chosen charities.”
Steph Price, CEO, The Blue Door, said: “Often service users have left home with very little so Christmas can be a very bleak time. We are thankful to the community and British Steel for helping us spread a little joy during the festive period.”
Melissa Worboys, Community Enablement Development Officer, North Lincolnshire Armed Forces Hub, said: “We are incredibly grateful to British Steel for their generous donation in support of our service children’s Christmas celebration. Service children often live with unique challenges and sacrifices, and opportunities like this to come together, celebrate and feel recognised really matter. Support from local employers such as British Steel helps us turn community goodwill into meaningful moments for our armed forces families.”
Jemma Akers-Jacklin, CEO and Founder of Jen's Special Place, said: “We are over the moon at the generous gift donations you've given! It means a lot to us as a charity to give something special to our young people, especially at Christmas when their grief can be most heightened. Thank you so much for making their Christmas a little brighter!”
Once again thank you to our suppliers for their generosity in supporting this collection.
In addition to this, colleagues across our business at Scunthorpe and Teesside have been collecting donations throughout December to donate to local food banks. These collections have now been delivered to the Redcar and Scunthorpe foodbanks and will help to provide assistance to those in need over the festive period.
Donation to the North Lincolnshire Armed Forces Hub
Donation to The Blue Door
Donation to Jen's Special Place with The Mayor of North Lincolnshire, Councillor Carol Ross (second from left)