Staff at Bupa International, headquartered in Russell Mews, Brighton, have raised over £1,000 for the British Red Cross Haiti earthquake appeal. Staff at the world's largest expatriate health insurer organised a 'dress down' day to raise £565 for the appeal, which will by matched by the company to make £1,130 in total. Staff came into work wearing casual clothing instead of business dress and each donated some money to the appeal for the privilege.
Managing director at Bupa International, Alistair How, said:When we heard about the disaster in Haiti, everyone at Bupa International wanted to do something to help. Bupa International will match all the funds raised, and along with our £20,000 donation to Médecins Sans Frontières's Haiti appeal, we hope the people of Haiti receive the aid they so desperately need.
Hannah Rosalie, senior fundraiser at British Red Cross, Sussex branch, commented:We would like to thank everyone at Bupa International in Brighton for getting involved in the dress down day in aid of the British Red Cross Haiti earthquake appeal. As relief efforts intensify, the Red Cross is reaching tens of thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by the earthquake. The funds raised by Bupa International staff will enable us to bring urgent humanitarian assistance to those in desperate need.
Ends
Contact Us
Bupa's purpose is to help people lead longer, healthier, happier lives. A leading international healthcare group, we offer personal and company health insurance, run care homes for older people and hospitals, and provide workplace health services, health assessments and chronic disease management services, including health coaching, and home healthcare.
With no shareholders, we invest our profits to provide more and better healthcare, and fulfill our purpose. We are committed to making quality, patient-centred, affordable healthcare more accessible in the areas of wellness, chronic disease management and ageing.
Employing more than 52,000 people, Bupa has operations around the world, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand and the USA, as well as Hong Kong, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India, China and across Latin America.
For more information, visit www.bupa.com.
