fantastic show of cooperation & kindness between Licensees
On 28 May Andy Hosking, who works for Licensee Severfield Plc, will be taking part in the Action Challenge London to Brighton Walk 100km route to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research, a charity close to Andy’s heart. Upon hearing Andy's story JustIngredients Ltd, another company residing here at Basepoint Chepstow, felt inspired to help out.
In 2010 Andy was diagnosed with eye cancer, which thankfully was caught and treated before too much damage was caused. Unfortunately the downside is that the radioactive plaque applied to destroy the cancer has left him partially sighted.
On the 15 January this year, the disease struck Andy's family again. He explained to us, “I received a call from my mum saying that following a recent scan, she has been diagnosed with cancer. On the 12 February she started her first chemotherapy treatment, which will be followed by a further 3 sessions over the next 12 weeks and then radiotherapy.”
Andy aims to raise £2,000 for Cancer Research UK through his charity walk and is hoping to for personal donations as well as corporate sponsorship.
When fellow Licensee JustIngredients heard about Andy’s fundraising they offered, in an incredible feat of generosity, to hold a sale of their Herbs & Spices with all proceeds being donated to his cause.
Victoria Hockley, Marketing Manager at JustIngredients said, “Our whole team were touched by Andy’s story and really wanted to do something to help. Thanks to everybody who was involved in the sale, we are delighted with the amount that was raised.”
An impressive £155 has been raised so far, bring Andy’s total to £1,349. To donate to Andy’s cause please visit his Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/100kmtofightcancer
Tina Colegate, Centre Manager at Basepoint Chepstow said, “This is a fantastic show of cooperation and kindness between our Licensees - a sign that our approach of building small to medium size business communities, rather than simply locating small businesses under one roof, really does pay dividends.”