East Midlands Ceramics in top 1% of charity donations
Here at emc:tiles, we are happy to be able to say that we
have extremely loyal customers
who have kept coming back to us again and
again
over the years as we have grown. We spend a lot of time making sure we are
providing the best possible customer service – right from the very first visit
– which means we really get to know a lot of our regular visitors.
So it’s nice to be able to give a little back every now and
again.
That’s why, when we were contacted in May 2016 by one of our
longest standing customers who was appealing for donations to his charity
fundraising efforts, we were more than happy to help.
When his wife suffered a severe brain haemorrhage and stroke
in October 2015, Pete Longdon found himself caring for her, in addition to
running his contract tiling company. As part of her recovery, Pete’s wife Helen
attends a facility operated by the charity organisation for victims of brain
injury, Headway. Headway’s work provides vital support to people like Helen,
helping to build confidence by learning and relearning skills in an environment
created specifically for people with brain injuries.
On the first weekend in June, Peter joined Helen’s eldest
son Daniel and a group of his friends as they took on the 3 Peaks Challenge to
raise money for Headway, after one of Daniel’s friends was forced to pull out
due to injury.
After Pete got in touch, emc:tiles not only made the largest
donation to the fund, but was also in the top 1% of JustGiving donors for the
month of May.
We’re really proud to have been able to contribute to such a
worthy cause, and we’d like to congratulate Pete, Daniel and the rest of the
team on a fantastic achievement.
If you would like to donate and read more about Pete and
Helen’s story and the 3 peaks challenge please follow the link below to their
JustGiving page;
