MacMillan Coffee Morning

To celebrate Easter this April, we decided to host our very own MacMillan Coffee Morning. Some of our amazing team brought along baked goods to be sold to help raise money whilst having delicious treats. We raised and donated £158.81 by our team!

North Plymouth Foodbank Donation

Friday 17th February was Random Acts of Kindness Day. Ventro took this opportunity to donate some food and toiletries to the local foodbank. They had requested for more toiletries than food, so we donated shampoo, toothpaste, tooth brushes, soap, and shower gel as well as some coffee and juice as these items were also in demand. 

The Great Giving Back

2022 was a challenging year for many as rising bills and living costs have placed additional financial pressure on families and residents across the UK. With the holidays looming, we were compelled to help out, so created the Great Giving Back campaign to help communities and residents in need.  
 
Ventro kicked off the Great Giving Back campaign by delivering 30 boxes of food essentials, holiday treats and toiletry items across the UK, from Exeter in the Southwest of England to Paisley in Scotland.

Trussell Trust Foodbank Donation

As you can see further down the timeline, we have previously donated food to Trussell Trust Foodbank on numerous occasions. Christmas 2022 was a crucial year for all in terms of the current living crisis. Ventro's North team, in Ripley gathered together food items to give to a local foodbank which was also part of the Trussell trust. 

Pantry Plus Food Donation

Our Scotland team donated 2 bags of essential food items to their local 'Pantry Plus' - Star Project to help provide food for those who need it at such a crucial time of the year. 

The Star Pantry successfully deliver a consistent and varied programme of creative group and individual supports to community members within Renfrewshire to Paisley.

Trussell Trust Foodbank Donation

Ventro's staff collected and donated a vast amount of food for The Trussell Trust Foodbank. Items including; tins, UHT milk, cereals, orange juice, baby food, biscuits, Christmas selection boxes and much more.

At such a crucial time of year, food donations are greatly appreciated by those who need it. The amount of people requesting food from local food banks has risen massively over the last 2 years. 

Santa Slides into the Eden Project

On an arctic December morning, Ventro Fire Safety Consultant Matthew Harris braved the Hangloose Skyline zipline at the Eden Project in St Austell to raise funds for the NHS Plymouth Hospitals Charity. Matthew donned his best Santa attire as he embraced the UKs fastest zipline which reaches speeds of up to 60kmh at dizzying heights topping over 100m to help raise funds for the local NHS Hospitals’ children’s ward.

#SPOTacular Children In Need

We took part in Children In Needs SPOTacular this year by wearing spots or bright colours. 

The money raised for Children in Need helps children and their families who are trapped in poverty, and the ongoing crisis in children’s mental health, support is more crucial than ever. This years SPOTacular raised £35,273,167.

#WearItPink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast Cancer's #WearItPink day is one of the biggest fundraising events in the UK. Throughout the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, thousands of people wear pink in schools, places of work and communities.

In the last 20 years of this campaign, £37.5 million has been raised to support such crucial cancer research. Whether it's a bake sale, a quiz, wearing pink or a sponsored challenge, well done for helping raise funds towards life-changing research and support.

#HelloYellow

Young Minds are a young person's mental health charity that wants to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what. 

In the UK today, an estimated five children in every classroom has a mental health problem. A quarter of 17-year-old girls have self-harmed in the last year while suicide remains the single biggest killer of boys and young men.

World Child Cancer Charity Dinner

Ventro were delighted to attend and support the 4th World Child Cancer Ambassador Dinner in 2022. The World Child Cancer Charity helps to raise funds to transform the lives of children with cancer in some of the poorest communities around the world. Collectively the evening raised £130,000 for the charity, we are proud to have played a part in contributing to this incredible cause.

Trussell Trust Foodbank Donation

For Lent in 2022, we donated 96.2kg of food supplies to the Trussell Trust Foodbank. Throughout the year, Ventro will donate food to local food banks to help those in need.

Times are becoming ever more difficult, leading to more people being forced to use food banks and calling for more donations to be made.

Great British Spring Clean

Ventro joined the Great British Spring Clean and carried out a litter pick in the local area. We pledged 8 bags of rubbish which we did accomplish, with the wider clean reaching 449,406 bags collected for #LitterHeros.

During the campaign, members of the British public come together, from big business' and trusts to community groups and councils - to get rubbish off the ground, safely collected and recycled.

Litter Pick With Dartmoor Rangers

Staff from Ventro helped out Dartmoor Rangers on a #2MinuteLitterPick, where we collected 2 full bags of litter.

Litter is a big problem, causing harm to wildlife, and grazing stock such as ponies and sheep. In National Parks, you will not find litter bins, so ensure you carry a spare bag to put it in, by doing something small, you help with something so big!

Trussell Trust Foodbank Donation

The Christmas season is especially hard for those in need of food and support. Ventro had food collections at offices for staff to donate at this hard time of the year.

There are more than 14 million people in the UK who are living in poverty, including 4.5 million children. The Trussell Trust supports more than 1,200 food banks to ensure food is provided to people for a minimum of three days who have been referred in crisis. 

Barnardo's Clothing Donation

When it came to sourcing a new uniform supplier we had requested amounts of clothing samples which in any other light would have gone to waste. We could not bare to see them to in the bin so decided to donate the blank items of clothing to our local Barnardo's Charity Shop. 

Barnardo's protects, supports and nurtures the UK's most vulnerable children. For every £1 they spend, approximately 92p goes on working with the children and young people who most need help. 

Marine Conservation Society Litter Pick

In 2021 Ventro set up their own local litter pick at Wembury Beach, National Trust. This was done in conjunction with Beach Clean Week hosted by the Marine Conservation Society which is based in Plymouth to conserve our marine wildlife. 

We’re determined to change this. Together with communities, businesses and governments, we can make a difference.

Great British Spring Clean

Ventro joined the Great British Spring Clean and carried out a litter pick in the local area. 

Keeping areas clean and tidy is important not only for people but the surrounding wildlife, protecting and safeguarding the local and wider areas. There are numerous campaigns and companies out there that support litter-picking and taking care of our environment, Keep Britain Tidy, Marine Conservation Society, The Dartmoor Rangers and The Great British Beach Clean, to name a few in which we have participated. 

Trussell Trust Foodbank Donation

Ventro donated to the Trussell Trust Foodbank in 2019 to those who are in need of emergency food supplies. 

As a nation, we know it isn't right that anyone should be left hungry or living in extreme poverty. Whilst a long-term solution is in the making for change, the network of food banks provides emergency food and compassion to support people in crisis. 

Bag It, Beat It Clothing Donation

In 2018 Ventro donated 7 bags of clothing to the Bag it, Beat it campaign.

Donating to The British Heart Foundation helps fund more ground-breaking research. Helping to save and improve the lives of families and loved ones by donating.