YourCash rolls up its sleeves to support Watford Mencap
On Monday 4th July a team from Milton Keynes based YourCash Limited, Europe's leading independent provider of ATM solutions, carried out a team challenge in aid of learning disability charity, Watford Mencap.
YourCash have been working in partnership with their key supplier VocaLink, the international payment specialist, on a programme of activities to support Watford Mencap in 2011.
Both companies took part in Monday’s challenge to help convert a property in Rickmansworth on behalf of Watford Mencap. Once completed, the property will offer a home to four people with learning disabilities enabling them to live as independent adults, but with the security of having the Watford Mencap staff nearby.
The project team were tasked to improve the external features of the house including removing the front drive paving, preparing and laying turf in the back garden and painting the garden walls. The week before the challenge saw the YourCash team raise over £800 to pay for materials required to carry out the renovations. Fundraising activities included washing cars, cake and samosa sales, ‘dress up’ and ‘dress down’ days and a hugely popular Nintendo Wii ‘dance off’!
David Porter, Fundraising Project Manager from YourCash, commented: ‘It was great to see the whole of YourCash join in the fundraising events last week and the generosity of the business was fantastic. Equally we are proud to support this project and had a great day working with Watford Mencap and the team from VocaLink’.
Mark Chapman, Director of Marketing and Chairman of CSR at VocaLink, said: ‘Providing housing benefits is just one way in which Watford Mencap value and help people with a learning disability locally. We are very pleased to be working with YourCash to support Watford Mencap.’
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YourCash contact: Anthony Chan, Marketing Communications Manager, DL: 07973 130137, or email: anthonychan@yourcash.com
VocaLink Contact: Deborah Souter, Senior Corporate Communications Manager, DL: 0870 9208651 or email: deborah.souter@vocalink.com
Watford Mencap contact: Veronica Chamberlain DL: 01923 713637 or 07910 835699 or email: development@watfordmencap.org.uk
About YourCash
YourCash Ltd is Europe’s leading independent provider of ATM solutions, based in Milton Keynes. YourCash deploys more Free to Use ATMs in the UK than any other independent provider with over 1,700 machines. YourCash also has over 600 Free to Use ATMs in the Netherlands, predominately in large supermarket chains. In 2010, YourCash helped merchants recycle over £1.8bn of cash in the UK and €0.8bn cash in the Netherlands via their ATM network.
YourCash will launch into Belgium in 2011 and has plans to expand its international proposition across Europe with the introduction of high speed ATMs, wireless technology and branding licences to offer our business partners a unique service proposition for their customers.
About Watford Mencap
Watford Mencap is an independent local charity which is affiliated to national Mencap but receives no funding from them. The charity, which is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee in 2011, supports 500 people with a learning disability across South West Herts.
www.watfordmencap.org.uk
About VocaLink
VocaLink is a specialist payments partner to banks, their corporate customers and government departments. They design and deliver smarter domestic and international automated payments systems, and smarter ATM switching solutions.
Their switching platform connects over 60,000 ATMs, the world’s busiest network, while their payments platform processes over 500 million payments per month.
VocaLink is also committed to corporate social responsibility. They seek to drive beyond industry best practice and set the standard as an innovative business partner.
www.vocalink.com
