The Richmond Group supports Julia’s House, a local children’s Hospice which aims to improve the life quality of terminally ill children.
Since March 2007 all Richmond Group employees have been given the chance to donate £1 a week from their salary. The tax and NI saved on the income is also donated and the Richmond Group matches this donation, making a total of around £3. In the first year of this scheme being operational we have donated over £35,000 to Julia’s House, enough to pay the salary of a wonderful full time nurse, Ron Scroggie, who works to support 6 families in their own homes.
In July 2007 an idea raised by one of our call centre staff was tested by a group of Management Development Trainees. The idea was a simple one, to give all Richmond Group customers the chance of donating 49p when they make a payment over the telephone to us. The trial was a huge success, with 80% of customers agreeing to donate 49p, and some far more. In the first 9 months of operation this scheme has raised over £100,000 for Julia’s House, enough to allow them to open for an extra day every week. The feedback from our customers and our staff has been great and the donation scheme is an example of how Richmond Group innovation, passion and resourcefulness can be used to benefit those less fortunate than ourselves.
The combination of these donation schemes have made us the largest supporter of Julia’s House donating over £200,000 to date, with an estimated 20% of the total funding needed to provide support to around 100 children and their families coming from The Richmond Group, our staff and our customers.
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Read Richmond Group Employee testimonials on Julia’s House
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