FM and security guarding contractor The Westgrove Group’s ‘Walk for Alder Hey Day’ has helped to raise £1,500 for charity. Across the country, partners and staff from the Warrington-based company walked 1,500 miles in a day to raise the money for Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
They money will go towards a new app, designed to help children when they first arrive at the hospital. The Alder Play app uses gaming and augmented reality to distract patients having procedures in hospital. Within Alder Play, parents will also be able to interact with a chatbot called “Ask Oli” to ask questions about the hospital and what may happen to their child.
Westgrove Brand and Development Director Laurie Barton Wright, pictured, said: “We look after over 100 sites across the UK and our colleagues walk miles every day, so we thought it would be a good idea to turn the miles they walk in to pounds to help this incredible charity. For every mile they walked, we pledged to donate £1 to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
“The event raised an amazing £1,500 and we’re really proud of everyone who took part, especially the team from Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre in Oldham who raised the most money for a single site.”
The Westgrove Group adds that it’s planning further fundraising events in 2019.
Hayley Thomas, Acting Head of Corporate Fundraising at Alder Hey Children’s Charity, said: “We would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff who put so much effort into this fundraising initiative! “It’s such a unique idea and has raised a fantastic amount of money for Alder Hey. The money raised by the Westgrove Group will help us to continue to develop our app, Alder Play, and we are so grateful for this support.”
