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Charity ROUND-UP

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In the north

Colleagues and their families got their pinnies on to raise a mouth-watering £785 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Team mates at our Newcastle site were (l to r) Liesha Stokell, Leanne Charlton,

Donna Boots, Helen Reid, Jodi Barker and Nicole

Gooch, with some cakes made by Sharon Crisp, wife of one of our drivers, Andrew Crisp.

“Everyone in my Customer Care Team played their part, but we did cheat a little with some help from Sharon. Worth it though ;-)”

Donna Boots, Customer Services Manager - Newcastle site

...and south

Lincoln’s ECG Rep organised a Macmillan Coffee Morning that raised £82.64, with van drivers Sue Cash and Cheryl Carter Smith baking cakes for the occasion.

Baking with a special ingredient… love!

The plight of a fragile baby given just three months to live was the spark for a mammoth bake off at our Leeds Sort Centre. Within minutes of being born, little Tymonek was rushed to a specialist hospital when doctors diagnosed congenital bone fragility, an incurable condition that means his bones are as fragile as porcelain. The condition, which requires a lifetime of treatment, means he could break any bone even as he sleeps. Danielle Easton, Regional Sortation Manager, says: “Tymonek’s story and the years of anguish and financial issues his family now faces, touched us. Our Leeds heroes’ bakes will have made a difference.”

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Raising money

Night…

A four-hour food fest with a powerful and lasting message left one of our senior operations managers speechless.

Darren Twigger, Senior Operations Manager at Ryton Hub, says: “I have no words to express the level of involvement and engagement we had from all our colleagues during, after and before the fundraising event.” He and his team promoted the event by making colleagues aware of Macmillan and the role we play in society supporting people who suffer from cancer.

Numerous colleagues shared their stories and life experiences of dealing with cancer and the support given by Macmillan. The campaign had raised more than £1,000 even before the event.

Andy’s handy… on his feet

Andy Hall put his best foot forward again and again as he racked up the miles for charity.

The Stafford Site Manager (in blue, above) raised more than £800 by completing the Potters ’Arf Marathon through Stoke-on-Trent.

Andy joined 1,700 other runners to raise cash for the Alice Charity, which supports financially vulnerable families in the city and nearby Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The boss completed the 13.1-mile race in a respectable 1 hour 58 minutes.

“We’re at the heart of our community and Andy leads by example. His run will help families in our area and we’re proud of him. Watch this space – he won’t stop.”

The green team were (l to r) Barie Sidwell, Steven Manning, Marta Skinderowicz, Deborah Bray, Madalina Stircu, Agnieska Smola, Darren Twigger, Izabela Musialik, Galine Chibwe and Anna Hildebrandt.

Darren says: “The level of passion and engagement was remarkable and we sold every single cake we had. We raised a total of £2,051 and were truly touched and humbled at the response and enthusiasm colleagues have shown.”

…and day

Our Ryton Sort Centre stars got their bake on to raise a tasty £500 for Macmillan.

The guys hope to get a DHL Foundation Match It contribution after a successful scoffing session that ended with few table top treats remaining. The baking besties in the picture were (front to back) Mail Sorter Agata Masalska, Supervisor Irmina Brzuzy and Sort Centre Manager Monika Snieda – with many more involved on the eating side!

Pinny princesses Sharon Costello and Annemarie Shelley went cake crazy to raise nearly £300 for the Stroke Association with a bit of help from bakers and munchers at our Runcorn Sort Centre. Good work, guys.

peoplePride in our We just love celebrating our loyal long servers ‘Can’t do enough for a good boss’

Warehouse Operative Martyn Carradine

doesn’t hesitate when he’s asked the best part about his job.

“It’s the boss. His door is always open, he’s always there to help with any issues and because of that we’d do absolutely anything for him.”

Modest Bristol Site

Manager Ashley Harrison

(in red) says: “He is great to have around and there really is nothing he doesn’t know about how we work.”

Martyn, celebrating 20 years with the business, is also a big fan of the laughter culture at DHL: “We work hard and have a good laugh once we’ve got the job done.

“I’m 60 now and I can’t see me wanting to stop any time soon because

I like the people and the variation of the work.” Martyn works on both the Parcel and Mail sides of the site, and admits there have been some positive changes in his time with the business. “Certainly health and safety is at a whole diff erent level which is great, and the systems we operate are a lot more streamlined and effi cient these days and that makes us a lot more eff ective,” he says.

“In a few words, I love it here.”

Neil the holiday hero

Long serving Admin, Operations and HGV Driver Neil Hatton came to the rescue of a panic-stricken customer.

The woman was in a fl ap because she wasn’t in when we tried to deliver from our Medway site, with the clock ticking down on her holiday.

“We were in a real panic because my passport had been out for delivery and I’d missed it, so instead I came to the depot,” she says.

“Without any fuss, he took the details and in less than 10 minutes was back with the package after recalling the driver. He dealt with it so calmly, quickly, professionally and with humour and courtesy. He’s a star and I really hope you pass this on.”

The woman adds: “If you have an employee recognition scheme, please give him my vote ten times over.” Neil has worked in Admin, Operations and then onto HGV from 1992 to 2009 before returning to the site in 2013 and is the October Employee of the Month.

Our picture shows former Army man Neil getting the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal from Prince Charles.

25 years

Robert Daynes, Norwich

20 years

David Allen, Bournemouth Martyn Carradine, Bristol Jean Thompson, Carlisle Deborah Winters, Slough Mohammed Khan, Docklands Stephen O’Hare, Glasgow Darren Battye, Leeds Susan Lane, Norwich Deborah Winters, Slough Samantha Blake, Tunbridge Wells

15 years

Jaroslaw Pytko, Birmingham John Brooke, Birmingham Andrzej Namiotkiewicz, Birmingham Daniel Morris, Bournemouth Chris Lacey, Carlisle Scott Bales, Croydon Paul Barnes, Exeter Ryan Callaghan, IT Andrew Broughton, Leeds Trevor Field, Lincoln Paul Woolley, Manchester Vivenne Cook, Medway

10 years

Paul Loveridge, Cardiff Raheel Khan, Croydon Emma Dixon, Milton Keynes Piotr Pawlowski, Eastleigh Ian Ross, IT Susan Kearsley, Leeds Julie Upson, Leeds Sintija Altane, Leeds Piotr Mlynski, Leeds Agrita Bormane, Leeds Iveta Karlsone, Leeds Tadeus Wach, Leeds Karl Knight, Leicester Thomas Locke, Leicester Mark Dixon, Loss Prevention Alex Eimerl, Cardiff Franck Mabounda, Medway Dmitrijs Sinica, Preston Christopher Goodeve, Runcorn Justyna Piatkowska, Runcorn Kordian Pieszchalski, Ryton Anna Soja, Ryton Tobias Curnow, Livingston Philip Costello, Teesside