Staff at Vistry Eastern have raised more than £4,700 for good causes in 2023.
Employees from the Essex-based housebuilder held a series of fundraising events throughout the year at their head office in Chelmsford and at housing developments across the region.
Almost half of the total raised was donated to the Alzheimer’s Society, Vistry Group’s chosen national charity of the year. Employees raised £1,435 by taking part in the organisation’s ‘Forget Me Not Appeal’, coming together to wear the ‘Forget Me Not’ badge and honour loved ones affected by dementia, while a Zumba event generated a further £840 for the charity.
Jason Colmer, sales and marketing director for Vistry Eastern, said: “I’m extremely proud of all our staff who contributed towards this fundraising effort for the Alzheimer’s Society. These events were a valuable opportunity for us to support Vistry Group’s charity of the year while also taking a moment to remember friends and family affected by this terrible disease.”
Vistry Eastern employees also raised a total of £2,439 for Macmillan Cancer Support over the course of the year. This included £1,170 from a sponsored head shave undergone by area sales manager Rob Smith in January, and £1,269 collected in memory of former site manager Paul Osborne, who sadly passed away in June. Colleagues set up a JustGiving page and held a silent auction in the show home of the Cavendish View development in Thurston in July.
Jason said: “It was truly heartwarming to see our staff coming together to celebrate the life of a much-loved colleague while raising money in his memory. Paul was cared for in his final weeks by the Macmillan nurses and I am sure he would be very proud to know that an event held in his name raised so much money for this wonderful charity. A special mention must also go to our colleague Rob for being prepared to lose his beloved ponytail for a good cause.”
