Charity wastes no opportunity to make savings
LOCAL waste collection company B&M
Waste Services has pledged to support children's charity Stick 'n' Step by
assisting with its waste disposal costs at its addresses in Wallasey and New
Ferry. The support has been offered after it was made apparent that some
children who attend Stick 'n' Step also benefit from the services at Claire
House Children's Hospice, 1 of B&M Waste Services' nominated charities.
B&M Waste Services is a family run business based in Wirral. The company takes
pride in supporting local charities, and giving back to the local community has
formed a big part of its ethos over the years. Until now, B&M Waste Services has
been providing a commercial waste and recycling disposal service to Stick 'n'
Step at its centre in Wallasey and its charity shop in New Ferry. As a charity
that relies entirely on grants and community and business support to fund its
£350,000 annual running cost, Stick 'n' Step is always exploring opportunities
to streamline costs. The new support from B&M Waste Services is expected to help
the charity make an annual saving of almost £3,000, which is about the annual
equivalent of one child's place at Stick 'n' Step.
Stick 'n' Step provides specialist conductive education and support services to
70 children with cerebral palsy and their families and carers across the North
West of England and North Wales. Conductive education is a non medical based
developmental aid, which promotes independence for those with conditions like
cerebral palsy, and is not offered by the NHS. It helps young people to learn
new skills such as head control, moving around independently, sitting unaided,
walking and more. At Stick 'n' Step children learn for themselves how to do all
of these things, whilst making friends and having fun. Elsewhere, parents can
expect to pay around £3,500 per child, per year for Conductive Education. At
Stick 'n' Step, it's free.
Commented Neil Curtis, MD of B&M Waste Services: "We could see that
Stick 'n' Step is doing fantastic work and we know how important it is that
their offering remains free of charge, to allow more families to use such an
invaluable service. It is with gratitude for the great work that Stick 'n' Step
does that we have offered our support. We hope our support will make things a
little easier so that the charity can free up some funds to continue with the
good work that it is doing."
Commented Clare Ashworth, a fundraiser at Sick 'n' Step:- "Support comes
to us in different forms, each of equal importance. We always welcome the varied
and new ways in which businesses think to help. Staff volunteers, promoting our
cause and donating goods and services are just some ways they do this. B&M Waste
Services has offered us a significant solution to help keep our running costs
down and this kind of support is invaluable."
For more information about Stick 'n' Step, and how you can help, visit:-
SticknStep.org or call the Centre on:- 0151
638 0888.
For more information about B&M Waste Services visit the firms website at:- BagnallAndMorris.com.
