Big-hearted workers at a north-east oil firm have donated tens of thousands to a local cancer charity– by parking their cars.
Centrica Energy selected Clan Cancer Support as its chosen charity of the year in Aberdeen after a vote among its 400 city-based employees.
The company has now donated £25,000 through a unique scheme with its employee car parking at its Justice Mill Lane offices.
All employees who use a car park space pay £25 per month to a charity of their choice and these donations have been matched by Centrica Energy, with all of the company’s funds going directly to CLAN.
Colette Cohen, the firm’s senior vice-president for the UK and the Netherlands, said: “Centrica Energy has a close affinity with Aberdeen and the north-east, and we were delighted when staff chose the local charity CLAN as our charity of the year.”
Debbie Thomson, Clan chief executive, said: “We were thrilled to be named Centrica Energy’s nominated charity for 2015 and
I’d like to thank its staff for selecting CLAN. To be the recipient of their efforts throughout the year will be a massive support to everyone associated with the charity and I can’t thank them enough for what they have already done for us this year.
“The £25,000 donation from the car park scheme is incredibly generous and one that we are delighted to receive. Centrica Energy’s car park initiative is a fantastic example of how a company and its staff can get involved with a campaign in support of various good causes and it’s great to be a part of its efforts.”