Branston has raised more than £16,000 for emergency medical response charity Lives.
Employees at the Lincolnshire-based producer donated to the local charity through a number of fundraising activities in 2016, including the Lincoln 10km, an employee Christmas raffle and the ‘Branston Century’- a 100 mile charity bike ride through the Lincolnshire Wolds in September.
Branston managing director James Truscott said: “We are so pleased to have smashed the target for our charity of the year, LIVES, and are proud to be presenting them with a cheque for £16,042 – a fantastic result and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the whole Branston team.
'The charity does fantastic work across the county on a daily basis and as a key Lincolnshire employer.”
The charity, staffed by over 700 trained healthcare professionals, responds to 999 medical emergencies across Lincolnshire, supporting the ambulance service. Its volunteers include doctors, nurses, paramedics and technicians.
Nikki Silver, chief executive at Lives said: “Every year we have to raise over £1 million to keep our responders on the road, so we were thrilled that Branston has been able to raise such a great total. Its support throughout such a busy year, during which our responders have helped a record number of local people, has been invaluable to us.
“On behalf of everyone at Lives, we’d like to offer our sincere thanks to all who have donated to the charity from Branston this year and for them to know it will make a huge difference to the work we are able to do as a charity.”
Another local charity Kids Strut, which provides support services to disabled children, will be Branston’s nominated charity for 2017.
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