Herald - Issue 425

Page 54 • The HERALD • 23rd June 2022 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v ASK A PROFESSIONAL Oakhaven Hospice Launches New Business Challenge for 2022 In celebration of 30 years of caring for their community Oakhaven has launched e Beaverbrook 30 for 30 Challenge. is initiative asks local businesses to take £100 and turn it into a minimum of a £1,000 through various fundraising opportunities by the end of March 2023. ey hope to entice 30 local businesses to get on board to raise £30,000 over their anniversary year. e Beaverbrook 30 for 30 Challenge kicked o recently with a drinks reception held at the Coates Centre within the grounds of the hospice. Sponsor of the event, Peter Robertson from DEOS Group Limited, was the rst participant to sign up to the challenge and received his £100 from Lord Beaverbrook himself. e Beaverbrook Foundation has been funding the challenge – previously known as the £100 Challenge – since 2016 and has helped to raise over £50,000 for the Oakhaven Neighbours Project which provides crucial support to clients in their own homes. Corporate Fundraising Manager, Natalie Hutchins, said: “It is a real privilege to re-launch this challenge for our 30th Anniversary. It is a great way to engage local businesses with the hospice and raise funds for a service that is run entirely on voluntary income but provides such a crucial service to our clients in their own homes.” Neighbours Coordinator, Sara Thomas, said: “Oakhaven Neighbours is made up currently of 50 volunteers supporting around 54 patients a week. The thing that sets our Neighbours apart from many befriending organisations is that they are highly trained in specifically supporting people and their families living with life-limiting illness. As an ever-growing service we are supporting more people and therefore in constant need of more volunteers and being part of the Beaverbrook 30 for 30 Challenge allows us to do that.” For more information about how your business can get involved contact the Corporate Fundraising Manager on 01590 613 036 or email: business@ oakhavenhospice.co.uk Lord Beaverbrook (left) and Peter Robertson from DEOS Group Ltd (right) officially signing up as the first participant of the challenge by receiving his £100 BUSINESSES INVITED TO SHOWCASE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT CITY EVENTS Businesses and organisations in the Solent region are invited to take part in Careers and Apprenticeship Shows, to show young people the jobs, training and apprenticeship opportunities they can o er. e event will take place in Southampton on 18th July . One example of the type of bene ts available to small businesses (those with fewer than 50 sta members) is that 100% of the training costs for apprentices aged 16 to 18 are paid for by the Government. Businesses taking part in the Careers and Apprenticeship Shows are also being o ered the opportunity to nd out more about T levels, traineeships and apprenticeships that would o er them a number of bene ts. e Careers and Apprenticeship Shows are run in partnership by Portsmouth City Council, Solent Apprenticeship and Skills Hub, Solent LEP, Southampton City Council, Southern Universities Network, and University of Portsmouth. e second of 2022’s Careers and Apprenticeship Shows will be held in Southampton on 18th July from 9am to 6pm at the University of Southampton. Businesses wishing to exhibit at either or both the events, please emailCAS@portsmouthcc.gov.uk For young people, schools and colleges wishing to attend either of the events, please use the same email: CAS@portsmouthcc.gov.uk