VGL have a number of charities dear to its heart. Every year we try and support a few good causes, and take pride in the fact that our employees embrace them as well.
Tawaranda Primary School
One of the charities closest to our heart is Tawaranda Primary School in Togo, where our fundraising has aided the construction of three new classrooms. Thanks to a great campaign and the enthusiasm of our employees, the school has seen genuine improvements. Now completed, the project also provided new desks and books for the pupils, and new offices for the teachers.
Leukaemia Research
VGL are helping to finance critical research into CML (chronic myelogenous leukaemia) at the University of Liverpool, where Professor Steven Edwards and Dr Andrew Cross are working to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. CML cells are resistant to chemotherapy because the normal processes that control cell death and survival are defective in these cells. Professor Edwards and Dr Cross think they have found a way to manipulate CML cells so they become more sensitive to chemotherapy drugs. If successful, their research could help more people beat the disease. Michael Ayerst, Managing Director of VGL, has run two London Marathons in aid of the project and Leukaemia Research. In total we will be donating over £20,000 to the charity.
Leukaemia Research are managing the project – find out more at www.lrf.org.uk
Whenever possible, we like to support our customers and suppliers – whether it’s a sponsored run or walk, or the occasional bath in cold baked beans. Other charities we’ve supported include Macmillan Nurses, Children In Need and Camp Mohawk, a UK charity organisation providing support for the families of autistic children.
If you are seeking support or you’d like us to include a link to your charity on our website, please let us know – we are happy to help if we can.
Tawaranda Primary School
One of the charities closest to our heart is Tawaranda Primary School in Togo, where our fundraising has aided the construction of three new classrooms. Thanks to a great campaign and the enthusiasm of our employees, the school has seen genuine improvements. Now completed, the project also provided new desks and books for the pupils, and new offices for the teachers.
Leukaemia Research
VGL are helping to finance critical research into CML (chronic myelogenous leukaemia) at the University of Liverpool, where Professor Steven Edwards and Dr Andrew Cross are working to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. CML cells are resistant to chemotherapy because the normal processes that control cell death and survival are defective in these cells. Professor Edwards and Dr Cross think they have found a way to manipulate CML cells so they become more sensitive to chemotherapy drugs. If successful, their research could help more people beat the disease. Michael Ayerst, Managing Director of VGL, has run two London Marathons in aid of the project and Leukaemia Research. In total we will be donating over £20,000 to the charity.
Leukaemia Research are managing the project – find out more at www.lrf.org.uk
Whenever possible, we like to support our customers and suppliers – whether it’s a sponsored run or walk, or the occasional bath in cold baked beans. Other charities we’ve supported include Macmillan Nurses, Children In Need and Camp Mohawk, a UK charity organisation providing support for the families of autistic children.
If you are seeking support or you’d like us to include a link to your charity on our website, please let us know – we are happy to help if we can.