Left to right: lead fundraiser (Basildon Mind) Stuart Short, chair (Basildon Mind) John Birkett, Pauline Spencer, Beth Jones (IronmongeryDirect).
AS PART of its ongoing work with the local community, leading supplier, IronmongeryDirect, has raised £1,229 for Essex based mental health charity, Basildon Mind in its recent employee raffle, with prizes donated by some of the company’s suppliers. In addition, IronmongeryDirect has undertaken a number of other fundraising activities.
Basildon Mind is an independent mental health charity, affiliated with but not funded by the national charity, Mind. Donations are key for the charity in order to run its services and to support people in Basildon, Billericay, and Wickford experiencing mental health difficulties. By hosting the recent employee raffle, IronmongeryDirect has raised a total of £1,229 for the charity and the cheque was presented to Stuart Short, lead fundraiser and John Birkett, chair from Basildon Mind.
Beth Jones, HR & Comms Coordinator at IronmongeryDirect commented: “We have been working with Basildon Mind for a few years and all our staff are really proud to be supporting such an important charity in our local community. We are so pleased that our efforts will go some way in helping keep vital services for the charity running and provide people in need with support and information about help in their area.”
IronmongeryDirect has been supplying architectural ironmongery for over 50 years and has the UK’s largest range with over 18,000 products in stock and a wide choice of flexible delivery options for anyone looking to renovate or embark on a new project. Customers can choose from next-day delivery or same-day delivery to postcodes in selected areas of London and the East of England.
See page 21 of our February/March 2024 issue on our Back Issues page.
