Technical Director Stephen Blundell has chosen RedR to receive a £100 donation as Farrat’s charity of the month, inline with the #WearRed RedR Day.RedR are a humanitarian charity dedicated to providing people with the necessary skills to prepare for, and respond to, major disasters such as earthquakes, floods, conflict and drought. Through practical training and expert support, RedR build the skills of first responders, national humanitarian organisations and national aid workers in disaster-affected countries.
The charity have responded to every major disaster in recent years, including the earthquakes in Nepal, the Syrian conflict, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, floods in Pakistan and the Haiti earthquake and are widely supported across both Construction and Engineering industries by well-known firms.
Technical Director for Structural Thermal Break Connections, Stephen Blundell, nominated the charity after being selected in the staff draw which takes place each month at Farrat. He commented that RedR are the designated charity for his Institution – The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) – and with their national campaign ‘RedR Day‘ falling this month, he was pleased to be able to offer this additional support through Farrat’s donation.
RedR have responded to the donation thanking Stephen for the nomination; “Thank you so much for your kind donation in aid of RedR, we are pleased to have been selected for your monthly donation and please pass on our thanks to Stephen for his suggestion, it is much appreciated”, Margherita Billotto, RedR.
For more information about RedR or to discover how you can help support their cause, please visit: www.redr.org.uk
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