BACKSmall Act, Big Impact: How Your Donation Helps Children Thrive
22nd January 2025
Here at Messagemaker Displays, we value giving back to the community. Every year, the team participates in volunteering and fundraising events. For the past four years, we’ve been raising money and volunteering for The Children’s Trust, the UK’s leading charity for children with injuries.
Based in Tadworth, the Trust provides rehabilitation and a range of specialist care, education, and therapy for children and young people to make the best recovery after a serious illness or accident.
Now, we are donating £10 for every Speed Sign sold to The Children’s Trust, so keep reading to see how those donations go to an amazing cause:
What do we do?
Our Annual Charity Climb:
Each year, the Stocksigns team embarks on an exciting mountaineering challenge alongside our customers and suppliers to raise money for charity. Our charity climbs for the Children’s Trust started in 2021 and walked the Jurassic Coast. Over two days the team hiked 50 miles and climbed a total of 9,000ft. To add to the challenge the team also camped, they woke up both mornings to heavy rain.
In 2024, we took on a climb that was a whole other level, ascending to the highest mountain in Greece. Mount Olympus is a 9,500ft peak in Greece, known as ‘The Home of the Gods. Last year, we raised an incredible £17,036 for The Children’s Trust.
Our Quarterly Volunteering:
We also volunteer in Quarterly gardening at the Children’s Trust Headquarters in Tadworth.
The grounds at the Children’s Trust play an important role in providing spaces for children and their families, to relax and reflect.
The gardens offer a space for fresh air, play, and sensory development and are a vital part of The Children’s Trust’s life. The 24 acres of woodland and gardens can become difficult to maintain, that’s where we come in.
The Messagemaker team isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty and help by clearing out weeds on the grounds.
A Visit from The Children’s Trust:
We had a visit from Yasmeen, whose daughter Shakeerah was diagnosed with a tumour at the age of 1, followed by 2 isolated years in the hospital. The difficult journey led them to The Children’s Trust which got Shakeerah walking again
They gave Shakeerah a childhood again. Shakeerah, the staff, and her parents are true inspirations and just one of the many families whose lives get put back on track thanks to the incredible charity.
