NI Water volunteers help at Simon Community

19 December 2024 13:13

An enthusiastic team of NI Water volunteers helped Simon Community with their Christmas Hamper Appeal. The volunteers helped in a number of ways including donating goods, packing the hampers and delivering them to those who need it most. The essential hampers have been delivered across Northern Ireland in this fantastic initiative.

The volunteering day is part of NI Water’s ‘Cares Challenge’ project which has been operating successfully for over ten years and is one of the largest corporate volunteering schemes in the province.

To date over 1,500 staff have volunteered in 100 challenges, equating to more than 10,000 hours of volunteering to help support communities across Northern Ireland.

Emma Hunter, Cares Challenge Volunteer from NI Water said: “A very worthwhile opportunity for a very worthy cause. A large amount of donations received from our colleagues and packed into hampers for Simon Community.”

As part of the programme, activities are planned for various groups throughout Northern Ireland each year and are set up in partnership with Business in the Community’s NI Cares Programme. The programme identifies organisations and charities within the local community who need a helping hand with physical tasks such as gardening and painting.

Rose Kelly, Director of People and Learning explained: “Our handy helpers have undertaken everything from gardening, painting and maintenance to environmental and fundraising days.  It is often the extra support that these groups require to enhance their facilities, improve the lives of their members and operate their centres successfully.

“Volunteering has also proved to be a key part of our health and wellbeing toolkit.  Our teams gain so much from the experience, not only by helping the community, but also having the chance to spend time with colleagues from around the business that they might not otherwise have a chance to meet.”

In the latest project, volunteers from across the organisation made a valuable contribution to Simon Community.

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