Jewson, supplier of sustainable timber and building materials, continued its association with The Festival by sponsoring the new race – the Grade 2 Jewson Novices’ Chase, which took place on the third day of the festival.
220 Jewson customers from across the country were entertained in VIP style on the day, enjoying the very best that racing has to offer – top class horses, jockeys and races. Whilst customers were encouraged to have a flutter on the horses, they were also asked to dig deep to donate to the charity on the day and raised a generous £2,000 as a result.
Help the Hospices is Jewson’s charity of choice, as part of its ‘Together’ charity programme. Since its launch in 2002 this programme has raised over £1.6 million for some great causes including the British Heart Foundation, Great Ormond Street and Cancer Research UK. The programme encourages Jewson staff, their families, customers and suppliers to organise and participate in a range of activities to support the nominated charity through fundraising and volunteering. July 2009 saw the launch of the ‘together’ partnership between Help the Hospices and Jewson, with almost 500 sites twinned with their local hospice.
Mike Palfreman, director of fundraising at Help the Hospices, the leading charity supporting hospice care throughout the UK, said:
“Hospices are local charities rooted in the communities they serve. Their services are free of charge to patients and their families – but hospice care is not free to provide. We are extremely grateful to Jewson and the ‘Together’ charity programme for giving local hospices the exciting opportunity to benefit from this collective fundraising effort.
“The money that has been raised will add to the precious funds that allow our member hospices to care for more than 170,000 adults and children with life-limiting and terminal illnesses each year, as well as their friends and families.”
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