Towergate is Europe’s largest independently
owned insurance intermediary established in 1997.
With 4,000 staff across 100 UK offices, we make it our business
to contribute to the communities in which we operate through a
variety of staff and client fundraising activities.
We are immensely grateful to everyone who has dressed up,
cleaned cars, walked, jumped, cycled or ran to raise money for some
great causes.
Towergate Tops its £1
MILLION Fundraising Target for UK Charities
Towergate is Europe’s largest independently
owned insurance intermediary which has worked together with
clients, colleagues and customers to raise this staggering amount
for the four charities.
Peter Cullum, Towergate’s Executive Chairman,
has championed fundraising throughout the organisation; building on
the company’s mantra of ‘Make money, have fun, do good’.
Peter Cullum said, “I wish to thank my
colleagues and our clients for their outstanding contribution to
these great charities. We do it because we are in
a position to assist a great number of people who need help,
and because it is simply the right thing to do.”
Tim Johnson, Executive Director of Great
Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity said, “By funding a
Cardiac Isolation Room at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Towergate
Partnerships have been instrumental in improving the lives of the
most vulnerable children at the hospital and we are deeply grateful
for their on-going support.”
Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of
Cancer Research UK said, "We are very grateful
to Towergate Partnership, its staff and customers, for
generously supporting Cancer Research UK. Their donation will
help beat cancer by funding life-saving research in Oxford,
where Professor Harris is investigating ways of preventing tumours
from forming their own blood supply – one of the best chances we
have of stopping the growth and spread of many types of
cancer."
NSPCC chief executive Andrew Flanagan said: “A
phone call by an adult to the NSPCC Helpline, or from a child who
calls ChildLine to speak out about abuse, can be a vital step in
stopping cruelty to children. Tragically we cannot deal with every
call, simply because of lack of funds. And sadly, a child may gain
the courage to call ChildLine, only to be held in a queue. The
money raised by Towergate’s generous staff and customers is helping
boost our Child’s Voice Appeal, which aims to let no child’s voice
go unheard and to allow us to respond fully to every cry for
help.”
David Praill, Chief Executive of Help the
Hospices said, “On behalf of Help the Hospices and hospices across
the UK, I would like to say a huge thank you to Towergate
and all their staff for the ongoing support. They
are making a huge difference, not only to the programmes we
run nationally, but to local hospices that care for children
and adults with life-threatening or terminal illnesses in
communities across the UK."
How we have made a difference
- More than £2 million raised for hospices and other
good causes since 2005, of which £1,036,793 was donated in
2008.
- Towergate donated £500,000 to the Norfolk Hospice, Tapping
House in 2007 - invaluable help for a much needed but poorly
funded Hospice
- Towergate staff provided more than 300 boxes of presents for
our troops serving in Afghanistan in October 2007
All Towergate Group offices are twinned with their local
Hospice or other partner charity. Our colleagues donate
time, skills and money to help make a real difference to the lives
of people who live in our local communities. In 2008
Towergate Charitable Foundation started matching our
colleagues’ donations to the key charities we support. This
helped us more than double the money donated to
hospices and other key charities.
About Staff Fundraising
Towergate Partnership
believes in having fun and doing good in the local community. It’s
a win for the community but also a win for Towergate and our
people. Most employees live in the local area so it’s good to
improve things for them and it also means that people want to
work here as they see we care about their community.
