Craegmoor Presents Cheque to Mencap
Staff and service-users at Craegmoor have raised over £7,700 for the charity Mencap thanks to a whole host of fundraising activities including sponsored runs and a sponsored wheelchair push. A brave male member of staff even waxed his legs in aid of the learning disability charity!
17 June 2009
Staff and service-users at Craegmoor have raised over £7,700 for the charity Mencap thanks to a whole host of fundraising activities including sponsored runs and a sponsored wheelchair push. A brave male member of staff even waxed his legs in aid of the learning disability charity!
Ted Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Craegmoor said:
“ Mencap and Craegmoor both share a passion for and commitment to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities, ensuring people are treated as individuals in their own right and empowering people to make the choices that allow them to live rich and fulfilling lives. It is that passion that has seen so many of our team members and the people who use our services raise so much money and we are delighted to support the fantastic work that Mencap does ."
Louise McCathie, Regional Fundraising Manager for Mencap said:
“ We want to say a huge thank you to Craegmoor for choosing Mencap as their Charity of the Year and it has been a fantastic partnership. There are 1.5 million children and adults with a learning disability in the UK. Thanks to all the staff and service users supporting us this year, Mencap can continue to provide vital support to children and adults with a learning disability and their families and carers. ”
Notes for Editors
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- Craegmoor is one of the leading independent providers of specialist support in the UK with a turnover of approximately £170m and employs over 6,500 people.
- It has a portfolio comprising specialist and nursing residential support, mental health hospitals, specialist adult colleges and supported living schemes with over 4,700 beds across 234 homes.
- The wide range of services offered by Craegmoor include: Specialist support for adults with learning disabilities and mental illnesses, Nursing and residential support for older people and Independent Hospitals
- Craegmoor has 2,229 Specialist beds including 143 beds in three colleges.
- Craegmoor has currently 2,242 Older People beds and 237 beds in the company’s Independent Hospitals.
- Working closely with local authorities, Primary Care Trusts and NHS Trusts, Craegmoor is committed to building partnerships focused on constant service improvements which meet the needs of individual people and which are in line with regulatory requirements and best practice.