The Amazon fulfilment centre in Tilbury has made a £1,000 donation to a local hospice.
The donation was made to St Luke’s Hospice, a charity with hospices based in Thurrock and Basildon, where patients can receive palliative care. Hospice care is just
one of the sixteen patient facing services offered by the charity – other services include care in the community and the charity’s telephone advice line, OneResponse.
The donation from Amazon in Tilbury comes after the team spent some time volunteering at the hospice, helping out with painting and maintenance in the hospice’s outdoor
area.
Speaking on the donation, Omer Kartal, General Manager at Amazon in Tilbury, said: “St Luke’s Hospice is an incredibly important charity for people in our community. The hospices in Thurrock and Basildon provide vital end-of-life care to patients as well as support to their families, and it is our pleasure to give them this donation.”
Michael Hussey, an Amazon employee who nominated the charity for support, added:
“The team of staff at St Luke’s Hospice is passionate about the quality care it provides within its hospices and across our local community. I know families who have
relied on the charity’s help and it’s great that Amazon could support it in this way.”
Jackie Ross, Corporate Fundraising Manager from St Luke’s Hospice, said:
“We are grateful to Amazon in Tilbury for this donation, which will boost our efforts and allow us to continue providing high quality palliative care to our patients.
We rely on donations to continue our work, so thank you, Amazon, for contributing to our fundraising!”
Community donations are just one of the ways Amazon supports the communities where it operates. Amazon has supported more than 500,000 students across the UK with free
computer science and STEM education programmes through Amazon Future Engineer.
Amazon helps community organisations transport meals and other essentials to families in need through its pro bono logistics programme, Amazon Local Good, including more than seven million healthy breakfasts to children at risk of hunger in partnership with Magic Breakfast. And through its Multibank initiative, co-founded with former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Amazon has supported more than 200,000 families experiencing
poverty, with the donation of more than 2 million surplus essential goods.
Amazon partners with Comic Relief to help people tackle poverty and is the official home of the charity’s iconic Red Nose. Together with its employees, customers, and
partners, Amazon has raised over £4.8 million to fund projects that support people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and tackle issues such as homelessness, mental health problems, and food insecurity across the UK, and around the world.
