Persimmon Homes donates £250,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care
Howard Lake | 28 February 2008 | News
Housebuilder Persimmon Homes has donated £250,000 to Marie Curie Cancer Care following a two-year fundraising campaign.
Persimmon Homes’ 2,500 staff, based at 25 regional offices throughout the UK, have taken part in sponsored abseils, skydives and mountain treks as well as golf days, raffles, dress-down days and charity balls.
Persimmon chairman John White, CEO Mike Farley and group development director, David Bryant got involved by going back to their roots as part of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Back to the Shop Floor initiative. The event, held in both 2006 and 2007, was itself sponsored by Persimmon Homes, with staff across the country returning to their first jobs in the construction industry to raise cash for the charity.
Marie Curie Cancer Care became Persimmon Homes’ charity partner in 2006. The link between the two is based on the fact that Persimmon is a housebuilder and Marie Curie Nurses provide care for terminally ill cancer patients who want to remain in their homes.
www.mariecurie.org.uk
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