26 August 2010 09:35
Power to the people: E.ON volunteers lend a hand to Flintshire organisations

A number of colleagues from E.ON's Connah's Quay Power Station have embarked on a string of activities in support of the local Flintshire community as part of the company's team challenge programme.

Volunteers from E.ON's Operational Excellence team recently spent a day transforming an overgrown courtyard located in the Cancer Care Unit at Maelor Hospital in Wrexham.  Tracey Hill, one of the volunteers from E.ON's Connah's Quay Power Station, said: "We're thrilled to have been able to help the Cancer Unit by transforming their outdoor area. Team spirits weren't dampened by the awful weather and everyone worked really hard to refresh the area and bring the garden back to life."

George Hanmer, Estates Manager at Maelor Hospital added: "We're absolutely thrilled with the result and very grateful to everyone who's been involved - from the funding support from the E.ON Community Team and Connah's Quay Power Station team for getting stuck in on the day."

The Flintshire charity work continues in September when E.ON colleagues plan to renovate the garden at Sydney Hall Court sheltered housing in Connah's Quay. A team of eight engineers will be transforming the communal garden and creating a raised bed for residents to grow their own vegetables.

The Connah's Quay team also holds a close relationship with Age Concern in Mold and participates in various charity activities fund raising events, such as bag packing and tea parties for the elderly.  

E.ON finds volunteering opportunities for employees across the UK, working with schools, older people and other vulnerable groups as part of its wider community relations programme. In 2009, E.ON employees spent over 8,000 hours volunteering in their local communities.

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Notes to editors:

• 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 15,000 people in the UK and over 88,000 worldwide;
• We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 20 wind farms located from Cambridgeshire 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.

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