THANKS A ‘LOT’ – (Left to right) Lyn Read, SWVA Office Administrator, Jo Legg, SWVA Business Development Manager and Dave Lee, SWVA Transport Manager, with Jannine Loveys, Fundraising Manager of The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation.
Vehicle auction specialist gives local cancer charity a lift.
Family-run vehicle auction house SWVA has been operating since 1971, and recently moved into a one-hectare site with a 12,000 sq ft headquarters building, at Holton Heath.
The company’s Business Development Manager, Jo Legg said: “SWVA wanted to support a charity that makes a positive impact in the community, and The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation perfectly aligns with this.
“DCCF is committed to fundraising to help Dorset people who are facing often extreme hardship because of a cancer diagnosis. Every one of the team at SWVA knows someone who has been affected by cancer. Some of us have lost loved ones to the disease. So, we are all very enthusiastic at the prospect of raising some good funds for DCCF’s work. We hope people will get behind us in our fundraising efforts, so together we can really make a difference.”
Throughout the coming year, SWVA will be organising various fundraising events and initiatives to support the DCCF. These activities will involve SWVA staff, customers, and the wider community.
The Dorset Cancer Care Foundation awards non-repayable grants to help people with cancer to meet expenses such as transport, domestic and household costs and some minor modifications needed in the home.
The charity’s Fundraising Manager Jannine Loveys said: “We are a small but vital charity whose success is driven by the hard work and commitment of our dedicated volunteers, supporters, sponsors and patrons.
“We are thrilled that SWVA has joined our group of supporters and look forward to working with them on some exciting events in the coming year.”
Local football legends Harry Redknapp and Jeff Mostyn are both patrons of the DCCF and help to raise the profile of the valuable work that the charity does.
Harry Redknapp said: “I’m only too pleased to lend my support to the fantastic Dorset Cancer Care Foundation and all the great work they do to help local people. Thank you to all involved in helping to keep this very important charity running for the people of Dorset.”
