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Employees make Airport Top Fundraiser

Published: 02 February 2010

In 2009 London Luton Airport employees pledged their support to Keech Hospice Care by choosing it as their Airport Charity of the Year. The Airport provided an initial donation of £10,000 and employees undertook a year of fundraising to increase this donation.

We are delighted to report that by the end of 2009, a further £26,000 was raised by those working at the airport which has been used to support the new eight-bed Adult In-Patient Unit at Keech.  The total contribution this year, together with fund raising efforts in previous years, means that London Luton Airport has donated a staggering £167,000 for the hospice since it opened as The Pasque Charity in 1991.
 
In 2009 Airport employees threw themselves into support of Keech Hospice Care, getting involved in marathons, triathlons, a midnight walk, quiz nights, charity collections and even cake baking. Keech Hospice Care has also benefited from the London Luton Airport employee volunteering programme with employees taking part in a number of challenges at the hospice including cleaning the hospice hydro pool, a deep clean of the new Adult In-Patient Unit prior to its opening and renovation of the courtyard garden.
 
David White, Chief Executive, Keech Hospice Care said 'We are very grateful for the support we've received from London Luton Airport and have been really impressed by all the fundraising efforts put in by the Airport team. Not only has this helped to raise some of the essential funds we need, it has also helped to increase awareness of our work across our community. Both of these things have been a great boost for the charity. London Luton Airport has played an important part in helping us achieve this vision and I very much hope everyone there shares our sense of pride in this achievement.'
 
London Luton Airport employees have again selected Keech Hospice Care as the Airport Charity of the Year for 2010. A further £10,000 is pledged to the charity, with employees already planning a whole range of fundraising challenges with a view to surpassing the 2009 total.

Siân Pearce, Community Relations Executive at London Luton Airport said "This represents an incredible team effort. We're delighted we've been able to make a contribution to the work of Keech Hospice Care.  This is a charity which is close to many Airport employees' hearts and we're grateful to everybody who has rallied round in support. We're looking forward to building on 2009's s s s s efforts with more fundraising activities with employees and passengers alike to continue to make a real difference."

For more information please contact:
London Luton Airport Press Office - 07714 728035