With news on: Sackers donates treasure trove proceeds to charity; B&M Waste Services donates to The Lily Mae Foundation; Walk for WasteAid to take place in Bristol and Bingley; and, BMRA donates to children’s ward.
Sackers donates treasure trove proceeds to charity
Having found a safe containing bundles of cash last April, scrap metal recycler Sackers has donated £8,000 to each of the EACH Children’s Hospice and the Suffolk-based St Elizabeth Hospice.
Police confirmed the safe – of which there was no record which customer brought it in or where it had come from – did not contain the proceeds of crime and had not been recorded as missing.
The safe in which the cash was discovered
Made up mostly of £10 notes, the cash was a mix of old and some current tender. Though an initial estimate put the value of the cash at around £20,000, once the invalid money was removed, the value which could be cashed by the bank was £14,416.
Sackers rounded up the total so the two charities could receive £8,000 each.
Adrian Dodds, joint managing director of Sackers, said: “The money was never ours in the first place so there was no question it had to go to charity.
“We fought to get it back because we wanted to keep it locally invested for the benefit of Suffolk.”
B&M Waste Services donates to The Lily Mae Foundation
Waste management company B&M Waste Services has donated £2,500 to Birmingham-based charity The Lily Mae Foundation.
The Foundation support parents and families who lose a baby to stillbirth, neonatal death or medical termination.
Jayne Kennedy, senior marketing and social value manager at B&M Waste with Ryan Jackson, managing director of The Lily Mae Foundation (l-r)
Ryan Jackson, founder and managing director of The Lily Mae Foundation, said: “We are extremely grateful to be chosen once again to be the beneficiary of such a fantastic monetary donation.
“The money donated will help us to continue our support for those families living locally who have suffered the loss of a baby through stillbirth, neonatal death or medical termination.”
Throughout the coming year, B&M Waste staff are to take part in fundraising activities and challenges, hoping to raise more for the charity.
Jayne Kennedy, senior marketing and social value manager at B&M Waste, said: “Having worked with The Lily Mae Foundation over the past few years, it was fantastic to be able to donate such a great amount to support their vital work.”
Walk for WasteAid to take place in Bristol and Bingley
The fifth annual Walk for WasteAid is to take place on 20 June 2020 in Bristol and Bingley, with fundraisers supporting community waste management in Cameroon and India.
WasteAid is a UK registered charity set up by waste management professionals to tackle the global waste crisis.
Participants during the Walk for WasteAid 2018
Zoë Lenkiewicz, head of programmes and engagement at WasteAid, said: “The Walk for WasteAid has become a popular feature and is a great way to meet new people and contribute to something positive.
“All the sponsorship money raised will be used to help people in poverty to protect their health and prevent pollution and climate change emissions.”
The Bristol walk will take in key sites across a 15-mile route, while the Yorkshire event will take in 13 miles of the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
BMRA donates to children’s ward
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has donated an unspecified sum to the paediatric A&E department of Huntingdon’s Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
BMRA, the trade association representing the UK’s metals recyclers, made the donation through children’s charity Dreamdrops.
Anne-Marie Hamilton, chairman of Dreamdrops (second left), is presented with a cheque by Susie Burrage, BMRA president (third left)
The money will be used to buy two children’s AccuVein AV500 vein finding machines.
Anne-Marie Hamilton, chairman of Dreamdrops, said: “We are thrilled to bits to receive such a generous donation from the British Metals Recycling Association as this cutting edge equipment will be invaluable to assist staff who are caring for children in A&E who require cannulation.
“It is extremely difficult to locate veins, particularly in very small children, and having the benefit of an AccuVein to help will make a significant difference to the experience of young patients receiving treatment.”
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