Air ambulance has lift off as Morris Lubricants donates £20,000
Employees at a leading Shrewsbury business have skydived, climbed mountains, ran an ultra-marathon, played sports matches and baked cakes to raise £20,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity over the last 2 years.
All the money raised by Morris Lubricants will support the life-saving advanced pre-hospital care provided by the air ambulance service to those in critical need.
Morris Lubricants’ Buyer, Hannah Stocking, completed a 104-mile marathon from Welshpool to Caernarfon, Group Purchasing Manager Elliot Hotchkiss and Senior Internal Sales Account Manager Clayton Matcham completed a Tandem Skydive and five employees conquered the Three Peaks Challenge.
Other fundraising efforts saw staff taking part in a ‘Great Morris Bake Off’, a charity cricket match against Knockin & Kinnerley Cricket Club and a charity football match against Greenhous.
Morris Lubricants’ Executive Chairman, Andrew Goddard, said: “The courage and generosity of our employees never cease to amaze me. To raise £20,000 over the past two years for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is a fantastic achievement by all who contributed to this amazing total.
“We selected Midlands Air Ambulance Charity as our chosen charity because they do such fantastic work and have the potential to be called upon by anyone at our business, our employees and our customers, too.”
Teri Harding, Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s corporate partnership executive, said: “Over the past two years, the team at Morris Lubricants have shown incredible support for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity's lifesaving work.
From charity football matches to skydiving, their enthusiasm has helped raise an extraordinary £20,000 - enough to make six air ambulance missions and six critical care car missions possible. We are really grateful for their partnership and the impact they have made on the communities we serve.”
Morris Lubricants has been based in Shrewsbury since 1869 and manufactures oils, greases and lubricants, which are exported to more than 100 countries around the globe and serves all parts of the UK.