This just in from Brecon Mountain Rescue...
Each year in June, the staff at PCI Pharma Services’ Hay on Wye facility elects their “Charity of the Year”. Whilst there were many very worthy charities nominated, Brecon Mountain Rescue Team (BMRT) was overwhelmed to be selected by the employees for a second time and thrilled to be receiving their support during PCI’s 2017 financial year.
After the results of the ballot had been disclosed, the workforce started organising a programme of fundraising activities to raise essential funds for BMRT. Activities ranged from raffles, bake sales, Christmas dinner, allocating their car park for use during the Hay festival and a very successful charity golf day. The result of all the activities was a record breaking £8,109, the highest amount raised to date by the site.
Kevin Harding, fundraising coordinator for Brecon Mountain Rescue commented that the team were united in praising the efforts of PCI Pharma Services and its workforce for their loyal and continued support. “This amount of money is significant to us as a voluntary/unpaid search and rescue team” said Kevin ” the team has to raise most of its funds through public donations, and this will contribute greatly towards our annual running costs of around £40,000.”
This is a fantastic example of committed employers such as PCI Pharma Services partnering with local communities in order to help others. The money raised and donated to Brecon mountain rescue will be wisely invested in their operations in helping to save many lives each year.
The number of call outs continues to increase year on year, with 121 responses in 2016, the teams’ busiest year to date. 2017 is looking likely to exceed that figure with 104 call outs already completed between January and the beginning of October.
Brecon Mountain Rescue Team looks forward to our continued relationship with the staff at PCI Pharma Services, a proud partnership between both organisations.
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