10 May 2007 00:00
“Playing the villain” pays off for E.ON’s Vincent

When Vincent Lowe isn’t helping customers of energy company E.ON in his role as a business customer service operative, he’s a regular at the St Margaret’s Players in Aspley in Nottinghamshire, where he played the villain in last year’s panto.

And, to mark Vincent’s involvement with the Players, E.ON, which owns Powergen, has donated £250 towards the cost of props and costumes for some of the club’s youngest members.

“I have to admit that the thing that I’ve enjoyed most since I joined the Players last year was playing the villain in the panto – but I never expected getting booed every night would mean getting a donation for the kids in the club,” said Vincent.

“We’ve got a pretty active children’s section, with about 25 six- to 14-year-olds being actively involved, so this money will be gratefully received.

“And, who knows, maybe I won’t be booed quite so much if I play the villain in this year’s panto.”

Powergen is part of E.ON, the UK’s largest integrated power and gas company. E.ON supports its employees by recognising and rewarding the voluntary activities undertaken in their own time.

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Notes to editors:
• E.ON UK supports its employees’ favourite charities by matching funds raised through sponsorship and other activities undertaken in employees’ own time;
• E.ON UK donates grants of up to £250 to charities and not for profit organisations in recognition of any employee who has volunteered for more than 80 hours of personal time. In 2006, E.ON donated a total of £34,000 to more than 140 organisations to recognise the efforts of staff who volunteered over 23,000 hours of their own time.

For further information contact:
Deanna Mooney on 024 7618 3678