Care UK is celebrating World Kindness Day today by sharing some of the fundraising colleagues undertake to make a positive difference to their local communities, or to raise awareness for a cause close to their hearts.

Through 56 matched funding applications and colleagues’ fundraising totals, Care UK has raised £27,047 for charities this year so far.

Some success stories for 2023 so far include:

Lee Warren, head chef at Hadrian Park in Stockton-on-Tees who raised £615 for Alice House Hospice by taking part in the annual boxing day dip in the North Sea at the end of 2022, with Care UK matching his total donation taking it to £1,230. Overall Warren, alongside Care UK’s matched funding scheme, has donated a total of £4,554 to various charities.

Boryana Nankova, a receptionist at Kenilworth Grange in Kenilworth raised £1,116 for Transplant Sport UK by representing Team GB at the World Transplant Games in Australia, winning Gold in the Ladies Singles Table Tennis. Nankoava’s connection to the charity started when she underwent two life-saving liver transplants in 2013. Now, she wants to raise awareness on the importance of organ donation. Care UK matched Boryana’s fundraising, taking the total donation to £2,116.

Judy Wray, home manager at The Terrace in Richmond, raised £1,667 for St Teresa’s Hospice in Darlington, by taking to the skies alongside her son Callum, and completing a 15,000 ft sponsored skydive. With the support of the matched funding scheme, Judy’s total donation was £2,667.

She said: “Knowing that this can make a difference to people affected by life limiting illnesses, and support their families and carers makes Callum and I feel so privileged.”

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