Gatehouse Living Group - 2024 Sustainablity Report - Flipbook - Page 18
Volunteering and charity events
LandAid
SleepOut Event
JLL & Place North West Charity
5-a-side Football Tournament
Several members of our team
participated in LandAid’s
Sleep Out event in Manchester,
spending a night outdoors
to raise crucial funds and
awareness to combat
youth homelessness across
the UK. LandAid provides
transformative support, from
safe accommodation to
essential grants, helping young
people rebuild their lives.
A team of seven Ascend employees took part in
this tournament to support two remarkable charities:
Monthly Charity
Support
We have launched a new
initiative encouraging
employees to nominate a
charity each month to receive
a donation from Ascend. So
far, we have supported:
•
The Royal British Legion
•
North Care Charity
•
Mind: We sponsored an
employee who committed
to running or jogging 56
miles in February to raise
funds for Mind
– HideOut Youth Zone:
This charity is dedicated to supporting young people by
providing a safe space, engaging activities, and someone to
talk to. The funds raised will support the Honey Bees sports
programme, encouraging girls to participate in sports, and
provide free places at HideOut’s holiday club. This club tackles
holiday hunger and offers a safe environment during school
holidays, running from 8am to 5pm, with meals provided.
HideOut’s members come from some of Manchester’s most
deprived areas, with 43% eligible for free school meals, making
this initiative vital for their well-being.
– WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature):
Working globally to restore habitats, educate communities,
and build resilience against climate change, WWF places a
special focus on supporting women and vulnerable groups
during crises.
Additionally, we ran several impactful social media campaigns
to celebrate and promote national awareness days, including
International Women’s Day, Earth Day & Mental Health Day,
and launched our own Green Living campaign to encourage
sustainable practices and environmental stewardship.
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