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Glass Industry Stalwart Celebrates Recovery from Cancer with Sponsored Swim
Phil Turley, glass and glazing sales manager at Kömmerling UK is celebrating his recovery from cancer with a sponsored swim. The event is taking place at three different pools during the week of Monday 17th October in Norwich and will be raising funds for The Big C, a local charity that supports sufferers of cancer and their families. Phil will be accompanied on the swim by approx 400 children, all members of the Sharks Swimming Club which he helps to run.
Commenting on the event, Phil said; ‘This time last year the thought of being able to get back in a swimming pool was just a dream. The support I have had from Kommerling and the health professionals, as well as friends and family has been fantastic. This is my way of saying thank you and ensuring that others in a similar position receive the support they need.’
Phil has been in the glass industry for over 20 years. It was in July 2004 that he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a form of cancer which affects the blood. He underwent a course of high dose chemotherapy and at the end of last year had a stem cell transplant. Since then his health has improved significantly and he is now able to undertake this challenge.
The Big C is Norfolk and North Suffolk's own local cancer charity. Having been established in 1980 by two young Norwich men who were having to travel to London to receive their treatment and wanted to make cancer facilities available in their local area, the charity is now celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Among the projects funded by the charity within these years are mobile breast screening units; treatment, equipment and staff at the three local hospitals in the region; a world class cancer research programme at the University of East Anglia; and the Big C Family Cancer Information & Support Centre currently being built at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Anyone interested in supporting Phil or making a donation should contact him at mailto:phil.turley@kommerlinguk.com. Alternatively cheques, made payable to The Big C Appeal can be sent direct to: The Big C Appeal, 10a Castle Meadow, Norwich, NR1 3DE, stating Phil Turley/Sharks Swimming Club Sponsored Swim.
Web: http://www.thebigcappeal.co.uk
Charity
Begins at Show for Regent Windows
Regent
Windows (South Wales) Ltd
gave away a 3m x 3m conservatory in aid of Tenovus The Cancer Charity
at the recent Pembrokeshire County Show which attracted a record attendance
of 104,000 over three days in August.
Exhibiting
at the popular agricultural show for the first time, the Haverfordwest-based
WHS Halo fabricator featured two conservatories on its stand which drew
considerable interest from visitors and raised over £400 for the
charity.
A white, fully-glazed Victorian conservatory with double-pitched roof,
donated to neighbouring exhibitors Tenovus for a charity auction prize,
was won by Romeo Sarra, of Haverfordwest whose £4,120 guess was
the nearest to the conservatory's £4,093 value.
Commenting on the show, Regent's Sales and Marketing Manager, Simon
Apps says they were delighted with the response. 'We sold four conservatories
at the show and have been busy ever since following up a lot of inquiries
as a result of our presence there.
'We decided to give away a conservatory as an added attraction on our
stand and offered it to the Tenovus cancer charity as they were exhibiting
next to us. It was such a success that we have agreed to do another
similar charity auction with them nationally.'
Regent's suppliers joined in the charity conservatory giveaway, with
profile donated by WHS Halo, glazing supplied free from Crymych Glass
and the roof provided by Crest Roofing, a local K2 distributor.
Mark Newbold from Tenovus, the regional appeals co-ordinator for West
and Mid Wales, said: 'I am overwhelmed by the generosity of Regent Windows
and it is so important to raise as much money as we can to help people
who have been diagnosed with cancer. Currently one in three people will
be affected by this dreadful disease and those odds are set to rise
to one in two by the year 2020, so Tenovus is extremely grateful to
Regent Windows for the company's help.'
Show organiser Gaynor Hamer confirmed the 104,000 attendance was the
highest-ever in the show's 200-year history, adding that the figures
had been boosted by marvellous weather throughout its duration.
Contact: Simon Apps
Tel: 01437 891831
Web: http://www.regentwindows.co.uk
Newstead
Scores £500 Bull's-Eye for Donna Louise Trust
Adding
to Newstead Trade Frame's charitable
record, staff Kevin Bourne, Kevin Wright and Simon De-Winton recently
raised £500 for the Donna Louise Trust by taking part in a 12
hour darts marathon.
Simon, Building Plastics Supervisor, who plays darts at a professional
level, wanted to set a new record for a five man team scoring bulls-eyes
and 25s non-stop - while raising money for charity. The event was so
successful it was covered in Dart's World magazine.
‘This was a great chance to raise money for charity while doing
something I love,’ Simon explains.
‘The Donna Louise Trust which provides respite and palliative care
for children is self-supported and depends on voluntary contributions
like this from the public. As a local charity, support from prominent
companies like Newstead really makes a difference. I'm practising for
next year already!’
For further information on the Donna Louise Trust please visit http://www.donnalouisetrust.org
Sash
Garden Jewellery Re-Creates Wedding Chapel Fit for 'The King'
PVCu
fabricator, Sash UK, was happy to
lend its support to a local charity recently with the loan of a garden
arbour for a 'Viva Las Vegas' themed event.
The Grimethorpe based company was approached by the Barnsley Hospice
through a mutual business contact and asked to help the charity to recreate
the infamous 'Little White Chapel', home of the 'traditional' Vegas-style
wedding.
‘The arbour was ideal for the purpose. Event organisers decorated
it and positioned it in the foyer of the hotel. It caused quite a stir.
Guests especially enjoyed having their picture taken beneath it,’
said David Ruzicka, Joint Managing Director at Sash.
‘The arbour is part of a garden jewellery range, that also includes
gazebo's and pergola's, that we are about to launch to complement our
new range of fitrite decking and fencing. Although it is a relatively
new product development for the company, we felt that it was a suitable
venue to get early feedback on the product, at the same time, raising
money for an excellent cause,’ he added.
The hospice held its annual summer ball to generate much needed funds
for the specialist palliative care they offer to those within the local
community who are affected by a life threatening illness.
'They chose the Las Vegas theme to add glitz and glamour to proceedings.
‘We wanted it to be as over-the-top as possible,’ said Sue
Miller, Events Fundraiser for the Barnsley Hospice and organiser behind
'Viva Las Vegas'.
‘The arbour looked great and got a lot of attention, even more
than Elvis... the impersonator that is! The event was a success with
200 guests in attendance and raised almost £5000. Thank you to
Sash UK for its input,’ she added.
Web: http://www.sashuk.com
Ken
Scales the Heights for Scope
After
23 years' experience in the window fabrication business, Eurocell
customer Ayrshire Shopfronts Ltd's Director Ken McKenzie is no stranger
to mountainous tasks!
But
this September he'll be facing his biggest challenge yet, by taking
part in an epic fund-raising venture.
As part of a 40-strong team, together with a friend he'll travel to
the base of Mount Shishapangna, the highest mountain in Tibet and eighth
highest in the world, and will climb to its base camp in a bid to raise
funds for national cerebral palsy charity, Scope.
Ken's been on walking expeditions throughout the UK and Europe, but
this is the first time he has tackled anything of this magnitude - the
mountain being around 8,000m high, with the base camp at 5,135m and
oxygen at approximately 50%.
'We read about the expedition in a mountaineering magazine and decided
we'd like to take part,' said Ken.
'We've committed to raise £3,000 for this very worthy cause and
the complete team should raise over £150,000.
'At the moment I'm just doing endurance and cardiovascular training
in the gym and cycling, but nearer the time we'll start going for eight
to ten-hour walks here in the Scottish Mountains.'
Eurocell will be sponsoring Ken during his mammoth feat, if you'd like
to support him too you can contact him on 01563 542991.
A
Roaring Donation from KAT UK
KAT
UK,
supplier of patio doors and sash windows, has made a £1,822 donation
to Care for the Wild International (CFTWI) to aid the charity’s
work in protecting wild tigers.
At
the beginning of the year, an agreement was made with the charity for
KAT UK to make a donation for every unit it sold.
KAT UK has used a tiger in its logo since 1998 and thought it appropriate
and worthwhile to make CFTWI its nominated charity.
CFTWI has been working since 1995 to protect the tiger in India and
has delivered over £100,000 to develop a variety of key projects.
KAT UK’s sales and marketing manager, Paul Randal, met with chief
executive at CFWTI, Barbara Naas, to present the cheque.
Paul said: ‘We’re delighted to have been able to make such
as substantial donation. It will help Care for the Wild International
protect wild tigers by funding equipment, manpower and extra support
for forest guards – several of whom are killed each year by poachers.’
Since it was founded CFTWI has provided 35 vehicles for anti-poaching
teams working in India’s Tiger Reserves. Over £100,000 of
equipment has been donated to date for the protection of the Bengal
tiger including jeeps, motorcycles and motorboats, binoculars and cameras.
CFTWI has also provided 192 forest guards in Rathambhore Tiger Reserve
with insurance policies for life and sick cover.
Tel: 01625 412558
Email: mailto:sales@katuk.co.uk
Web: http://www.katuk.co.uk
Calendar
Girl - Sponsoring Miss September for Cancer Charity
Alexander
Windows
added a touch of glamour to its production line in Stockport, with a
photoshoot for a local radio station’s charity calendar.
The Kömmerling fabricator sponsored ‘Miss September’
for Imagine FM, the radio station covering the South Manchester area.
The calendar is raising money for Christies Hospital in Manchester,
which is the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe,
and an international leader in cancer research and development. Alexander
Windows’ Marketing Director Richard Robinson says: ‘We benefit
from the local community – we make our living from them, so we
feel it’s only right to put something back.
‘We’ve sponsored Miss September – Louise Heaney, who
is one of Imagine FM’s senior account executives. She came along
to our manufacturing plant and was photographed amongst the windows
and the machinery.’
Charity
Golf Successes for Total Glass
The
golfing skills of the Total Glass
management team proved as sharp as their business acumen when MD Frank
Deary and Operations Director Paul Ierston teed off in aid of a cancer
charity.
For both were successful in the fund-raising 18-hole event at Liverpool's
Childwall Golf Club organised by the Hillsborough Family Support Group.
An Omega gold watch was Frank's prize for being Nearest the Pin, while
Paul won the trophy for the Longest Drive (385 yards). A total of around
£25,000 was raised for the charity run by Marie Dalglish, wife
of ex-Liverpool football player, Kenny Dalglish.
Also attending on the day were other former players associated with
the Liverpool team at the time of the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster
including Graham Sharpe, Alan Kennedy and Stan Boardman.
For further information on Total Glass, contact Frank Deary on 0151
549 2339 or visit the website at http://www.totalglass.com.