SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Dextra Group actively works with and supports local businesses, organisations and the communities in which we operate.
Six defibrillators have been installed across the Dextra Group site. For every minute that someone is in cardiac arrest without receiving CPR and having adefibrillator used on them, their chances of survival decreases by 10%. It is therefore imperative for our defibrillators to be easily accessible. We have registered one unit, located in our main reception in Unit 17, on the National Defibrillator Network which allows the general public to access and use during our office working hours (8am to 5.30pm)
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Over the years, our employees have been involved in fundraising events for Children in Need, Comic Relief, Macmillan to name but a few, and as a company we have focused on the following local organisations:
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
The company’s charity of choice, with annual donations of £25,000.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is a registered charity, established to provide relief from sickness and injury for the people of Dorset and Somerset, by the provision of an air ambulance, with an air and road-delivered critical care capability. Receiving no direct funding from the Government or the National Lottery, the charity rely on the generosity of the public for support. Operational costs are over £5 million a year and the approximate cost per mission is £3,000. We have had first hand experience of the vital role this service plays to save and enhance lives.
Gillingham Foodbank
Donation programme
Dextra Group employees contributed towards a collection for Gillingham Foodbank prior to Christmas 2022 and donated an amazing 127.3kg. We also now do a rolling collection from employees and deliver to the food bank on a monthly basis.
Gillingham Community Leisure Trust
Stakeholder and supply of new lighting
We are delighted to be working with Gillingham Community Leisure Trust on their new venture, RiversMeet Performance. This facility will become a community hub that provides much needed additional amenities for the area in terms of gym, soft play and café. Through this facility, RiversMeet will be able to connect with local active partnerships linked to the NHS to grow their exercise/GP referral scheme. This is not only improving the health of residents locally but is reducing the strain on GP’s and other linked health services in our catchment area.
North Dorset Rugby Football Club
Donation programme and supply of new lighting
NDRFC is a positive and enthusiastic rugby club based in Gillingham, North Dorset, right on the borders of Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset. Formed in 1951, they have built a rugby community and facilities that are renowned throughout the local area, and beyond.
Gillingham Football Club
Donation programme
Gillingham Town Football Club is a football club based in Gillingham, Dorset, England. Affiliated to the Dorset FA, they are currently members of the Western League Division One and play at Woodwater Lane. The club also has a reserve side and a ladies side.
We are further supporting the local community by reintroducing a set of annual donations to local organisations that are selected by employees.
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