The dedicated team at DoorCo focused their efforts on Charity Month for September, with the aim to raise money for DoorCo’s Mark and Lucy’s sponsored Kilimanjaro trek in aid of Kelly’s Heroes.
Maili Lavin-Bailey, DoorCo’s Marketing Executive, comments: “We’ve maintained momentum on our Wellbeing calendar, where we focus on a different theme each month, and September was a really important month.
“September’s theme was all about charity and we had Mark and Lucy’s fundraising efforts in mind. To kick off the contributions, we ran an internal raffle with all proceeds going straight to mental health charity Kelly’s Heroes via their sponsored trek. Over the course of just a week, the team raised an amazing £380 with colleagues winning a variety of donated prizes from a panini press to an extra day of leave!
“Tips on volunteering and how to best donate to local food banks were also shared via our interactive signs and internal comms system, Compass.
“To round off the month, aspiring bakers across the business took to their ovens to bake up a storm for our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning Bake-Off. Three very discerning judges from across the business sampled the creations and crowned Internal Sales Assistant, Sarah, 2024’s Star Baker.
“The cakes and goodies were then ready to be purchased and enjoyed by the rest of the team, raising a wonderful £147 for such a worthwhile charity.
“Our commitment to charity definitely doesn’t start and end with September, but we’re proud of our team for their committed efforts during the month.
“September charity month followed on from July’s Nutrition month and August’s Fitness club were we collectively had lots of fun at the PURE Gym Challenge Day – who knew you could hold a weight plate for 7mins 3 secs; I was first to take part and pleased with achieving over a minute!
“We also started an internal running club, which is still continuing even though the weather isn’t quite as pleasant as it was in August.
“The rest of the year sees us focusing on addiction awareness, men’s health and festive wellbeing!”
