The two charities at the heart of Roman’s fund-raising efforts were St Teresa’s Hospice, and the Darlington and District Samaritans. A grand total of £7,000 was raised for both charities during 2008, which was evenly distributed between both charities.
The key fund-raising activity over the last 12 months involved a team of 12 Roman employees completing an 84 mile challenge to walk Hadrian’s Wall, coast to coast. In addition, the Company auctioned off all unused laptops to employees, along with various cash collections round the factory to contribute to the overall total.
The Roman Charity Committee is currently deciding on their chosen charities and activities for the coming year. At present a quiz night for all Roman staff to attend has been scheduled for the early part of the year.
On Friday 6th March 2009, representatives from both charities visited the Roman factory to accept their cheque from The Chairman, Gerry Osborne and The Charities Committee. Gerry Osborne, comments; “I would like to thank all those who have directly taken part in fund-raising activities, and those who have contributed sponsorship money. As the UK's most innovative shower manufacturer, it is excellent to be given the opportunity to contribute towards the efforts of these local charities. We are extremely excited at the prospects 2009 will bring for our Charities Committee, and activities planned for over the next 12 months.”