Vodafone UK support for armed forces community

As part of their initiative “Giving Something Back”, Vodafone signed up to the “Corporate Covenant” – a voluntary pledge businesses make to show support for the Armed Forces Community.  As part of the initiative employees are encouraged to give 3 day’s volunteering a year to causes close to their hearts, to raise funds on behalf of forces and ex-forces charities and to join a Give As You Earn scheme.

Staff at their Headquarters in Bracknell set the ball rolling there and invited the Association to come along and talk to their staff whilst at the same time raising funds through a Raffle and a Cake Sale.  National Volunteer Officer Frank Garside took along 3 Members, John Phillips, Brendan West and John Reeves who were able to answer questions on our work and the support they have gained.  They also had the chance to speak to the Head of UK Operations at Vodafone, Jeroen Hoencamp who himself has military experience as a former Dutch Marine.

Thanks are due to Shaun Phillips, Vodafone Field Services Manager and all those that helped on the day, especially his wife Carole in her QARANC uniform who was a “force of nature” in persuading staff to buy cakes and raffle tickets.  Through their efforts £1500.00 was raised on the day, and just as important the awareness of our charities work.