More than £2,330 each is going to the Warwickshire hospices, Myton and Mary Ann Evans, thanks to savers choosing a special affinity account at Hinckley & Rugby Building Society.
In all, three Warwickshire and Leicestershire hospices are sharing a £7,000 windfall generated by the account, which sees one per cent of its average balances donated by the Society to the charities each year.
More than £2,330 each is going to: LOROS, which cares for people from Leicestershire and Rutland; The Myton Hospices, covering Coventry and Warwickshire; and Mary Ann Evans Hospice, based in Nuneaton and covering North Warwickshire.
The three hospices have now shared an impressive £25,000 from the account since its launch in 2008.
The account also pays interest to the account’s savers, giving them a useful return on their money and the knowledge they are helping provide care and support to the terminally ill and their relatives. The minimum investment is £500 and the maximum investment is £300,000.
Denise Bradshaw, Hinckley & Rugby branch manager for Hinckley and Nuneaton, said:
"Thanks to our customers choosing the Hospice Affinity Savings Account the Society is able to support the hospices which are deeply valued by our customers. Most people in the communities we serve will have been touched by the work of these hospices at some point.”
Claire McDowell, community fundraiser at The Myton Hospices, said:
“We would like to thank Hinckley & Rugby and its customers who have chosen to support The Myton Hospices again through the hospice Affinity Account.”
Janet Kavanagh, fundraising manager at Mary Ann Evans Hospice, said:
“The support from Hinckley & Rugby is really appreciated. As well as the vital funding, the account raises awareness about the services provided locally.”
For full details see www.hrbs.co.uk or call 0800 434 6343.
Rugby's local branch of Hinckley and Rugby Building Society is in Rugby Town Centre at 34 North Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2AJ
A top 20 society, Hinckley & Rugby Building Society has total assets of nearly £600 million and over 70,000 savers. In addition, it has over 10,000 borrowers who are also benefiting from the Society's success. The Society is committed to providing an extensive range of competitive savings accounts and mortgage schemes and to providing the highest standards of customer service.
Photograph: (from left to right) Janet Kavanagh of Mary Ann Evans Hospice, Denise Bradshaw of Hinckley & Rugby Building Society and Claire McDowell of The Myton Hospices
