DAF and the Transport Association work together to support children’s hospice
Market leading truck maker DAF is working with the members of the Transport Association to support Helen & Douglas House, the world’s first children’s hospice when it was created in 1982. Located in Oxfordshire near DAF’s HQ in Thame, the hospice offers care for children and young adults with life shortening conditions as well as support for their families.
DAF is donating the use of a specially liveried 6x2 44 tonner DAF XF tractor with a Cartwright 13.6m curtain-sided semi trailer together with two further XF tractor units. Members of the TA can rent these at attractive weekly rates with 100% of their rental payments being donated to Helen & Douglas House.
The TA is made up of around 60 haulage companies, largely family-owned and run and operating a total of 4,000 vehicles.
“We believe this is a unique partnership which demonstrates the commitment of some of the most respected fleets in the road transport business as well as ourselves to putting something back into the communities which we all service and support”, said Ray Ashworth, DAF Trucks Managing Director.
Robert Wilcox representing the Transport Association said: “Without exception the members are extremely honoured to be working with DAF in what is and can only be described as a unique way in which to raise much needed funds for such a worthwhile and heart felt cause”.
Hugh Thompson, Head of Major Partnerships, Helen & Douglas House said: “Helen & Douglas House is very grateful to DAF Trucks for this opportunity to raise awareness of the charity, as well as the potential to raise a significant amount of money. We rely almost entirely on voluntary donations to provide specialist care and support for young people and their families, so this is incredibly valuable”.
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Caption: Nigel Hunt (centre), Sales Development Director, DAF Trucks with Transport Association members Trevor Ellis of C.S. Ellis Group Ltd (on the left) and Richard Garn of Garn Transport Ltd (on the right).
For further information please contact:
Martin Hayes/Belle Moss, Automotive PR
020 7952 1070 or bmoss@automotivepr.com; mhayes@automotivepr.com
Editors Notes:
About Helen & Douglas House www.helenanddouglas.org.uk
Helen & Douglas House has the time and expertise to care for children and young adults with life-shortening conditions and support their families. The two hospice houses offer specialist symptom and pain management, medically-supported short breaks and end-of-life care, as well as counselling and practical support for the whole family.
Helen House was the world’s first children’s hospice, built in 1982. Douglas House opened in 2004 specifically for young adults aged 16 to 35.
We have to raise over 85% of the £5 million we need to run the two hospice houses, via voluntary donations. This means we are almost entirely reliant on the goodwill of individuals, groups, schools, colleges and businesses within our catchment area.
We care for over 300 young people from Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. We are also supporting over 60 bereaved families currently.
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