Charity Night Raises ?500 For Windsor Telecom's Nominated Charities

Windsor Telecom employees have raised £500 for the company's nominated charities, at a recent fundraising event in Dorset.

The charity night was held on Friday 9th January at the impressive Harbour Heights Hotel in Poole and was attended by all staff from the firm's two offices in Dorset and Surrey.

The cash raised from sales of the tickets is to be split between Windsor's nominated charities for 2009:

• Julia's House, Dorset's only hospice dedicated to children with life-limiting conditions.

• Chase Hospice Care for Children, which supports families with life-limited children in Surrey, Sussex and South West London.

Diane Pestell, Community Fundraiser for Julia's House said: "‘Julia's House is delighted to be one of Windsor Telecom's nominated charities and we are very grateful for the donation raised at the fundraising night. Currently around 80 children benefit from care provided by our 65 skilled nurses and carers both at home and in our hospice in Corfe Mullen. For 2009 we need to raise £2.4 million and with less than 3% of our funding coming from government, we will only be able to achieve this with the support of businesses and the Dorset community."

CHASE's Corporate Fundraiser, Elena Jelley said: "CHASE hospice care for children provides care and support to over 300 families who all have one thing in common – a child who will not live to reach adulthood because of their medical conditions. We are very grateful to Windsor Telecom for supporting CHASE through their staff fundraising. Support from local businesses is crucial in raising the £4 million we need each year to run our vital service."

Prizes for the evening were kindly donated by businesses that are local to Windsor Telecom's two offices, including Harbour Heights, Zizzi's Bistro in Farnham and
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Anne Dolan, People Developer at Windsor Telecom said: "Our charity night was the first of many fundraising events that we intend to host this year to support our nominated charities. We are truly grateful for the generous donations received from local businesses. We all had a fantastic night and are delighted that we were able to raise such an impressive sum in such a short amount of time."

Windsor Telecom is the UK's 2nd largest provider of 0845 numbers and is fast becoming the leading authority on 03 numbers. 0300 numbers are part of the 03 number range and are exclusively for charities and public bodies. The BBC's Children in Need, Oxfam and the RSPCA are amongst a host of charities that are now using 03 numbers.

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