28 May 2010 09:51
Scarborough charity receives funding for garden equipment thanks to E.ON employee
Healing Our Past Experiences (HOPE) in Scarborough has been awarded a grant from E.ON's new Employee Community Fund, courtesy of charity volunteer and E.ON employee Gemma Hardman.
HOPE is a local charity which provides a safe environment where survivors of sexual abuse can recover at their own pace while learning skills to enable them to move on with their lives.
The grant of £2,000 will be used to buy equipment to develop the secluded garden area. This will include a greenhouse and garden tools to help members grow their own vegetables and flowers, as well as outdoor furniture and a barbecue for relaxation.
Gemma Hardman who works for E.ON in the Yorkshire region applied to the fund and will be presenting the cheque in person at HOPE's Phoenix Centre on Northway, Scarborough, on Wednesday 2nd June at 11am.
She said: "The funding will mean we're able to give members the opportunity to tend the garden, which will encourage social support and give a real sense of community while allowing members to learn new skills and provide a natural environment where they can feel safe.
"The fantastic people who run HOPE are all survivors and are truly dedicated. I'm delighted that E.ON is able to make such a difference."
The E.ON Employee Community fund invites applications from employees based in the UK for funding of up to £2,000 for charities and community organisations that support education projects or vulnerable consumers.
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Notes to editors:
- At E.ON, we recognise that many of our colleagues have charities that hold particular importance for them and our Employee Community Fund is a great way for us to help our employees raise funds for those charities;
- E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 16,000 people in the UK and more than 88,000 worldwide;
- E.ON's retail business is a leading energy supplier in the UK with around 5.3 million electricity and gas customers, covering domestic, SME and industrial;
- We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 21 wind farms located from Cornwall to Kintyre. We own and operate one of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power stations at Lockerbie. Combined, our renewable portfolio generates enough green energy to power the homes in a city the size of Manchester.
For more information contact:
Victoria Blake on 02476 181304