CHSW and Goonvean celebrate first year of partnership
More than £23,000 has been raised in the first year of a regional partnership between Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) and The Goonvean Group of Companies.
Goonvean are an established UK private family investment group and this year its south west based businesses have all got on board with fundraising for CHSW, a local children’s charity supporting more than 500 children through its 3 children’s hospices across the region.
Goonvean assigned Charity Champions at each of its businesses and rallied employees to get involved in a range of activities throughout the year including The 3 Peaks Challenge, skydives, sports days and dress-down days.
Hayley Wallbank, Regional Partnerships Fundraiser for CHSW said;
The money Goonvean has raised this year could pay for medical consumables for all 3 CHSW hospices for a whole year which is absolutely incredible.
Businesses in the Goonvean group include; RH Fibreboard Containers, Goonvean Aggregates, Goonvean Fibres, Dura-ID Solutions, Foundry and Fabrication Totnes, North Devon Electronics, Equinoxx and YPH Waste Management.
Goonvean has recently launched a rebrand and new website, reflecting on the past year its Managing Director Matthew Gazzard said;
“Over the past 12 months building up to this launch, the Goonvean Group ethos has developed, evolved and grown from strength to strength.
A new focus on connection, care and courage led us to choose CHSW as our very first Charity of the Year back in January.
Not only have these events raised funds for CHSW but they've enabled us to bring together colleagues from across the group too, to encourage growth, collaboration and some healthy competition.
In our first year, we have raised over £23,000 for CHSW and have extended our charity partnership until 2025, so this is only the beginning!”
Hayley Wallbank from CHSW was delighted to find out the news about the extension of the partnership; “Goonvean Group is an organisation that genuinely has community engagement at its core, its been really impressive to see how they have embedded our partnership into their culture. We are really looking forward to seeing what the next year brings.”
CHSW’s 3 children’s hospices; Little Bridge House in Barnstaple, Charlton Farm in Wraxall and Little Harbour in St Austell all provide expert care and support for children and young people with life limiting illnesses and their families.