NI Water volunteers help at Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary
04 February 2025 15:30
An enthusiastic team of NI Water volunteers recently helped at Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary near Antrim. The volunteers helped this fantastic local charity in a number of ways including painting new dog kennels, feeding and clearing out the animals and general farm tasks.
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 1,700 staff have volunteered in over 120 challenges, equating to more than 12,000 hours of volunteering to help support communities across Northern Ireland. In the latest project, volunteers from across the organisation made a valuable contribution to Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary.
NI Water volunteer Debbie Mitchell commented: “It was a wonderful day, spending time helping out at the sanctuary and getting to know and work with other members of NIW. It was a very therapeutic day and I would definitely visit again and highly recommend.”
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.”
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