HMG Paints have announced the chosen charities they will be supporting throughout 2022. With a focus on charities that do vital work in areas local to HMG headquarters and around the UK, HMG will be supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities and Francis House Children’s Hospice.

Over the past few years HMG have supported Ronald McDonald House Charities with paint and donations for the houses including hand sanitisers and sanitiser sprays. Sally Cannon, House Manager at Ronald McDonald House Manchester said, “It really did make such a huge difference to all of our houses across the UK to receive donations of hand sanitiser and decontamination foggers, it really helped us deal with the pandemic.”

Ronald McDonald House Charities supports families with children in hospital by providing free ‘home away from home’ accommodation. The best medical care for your child isn’t always close to home, and families often find themselves travelling long distances to be with their child in hospital. With 12 Houses across the UK, Ronald McDonald House provides families a warm and comfortable place to rest, eat and relax, just moments away from their child’s hospital ward.

HMG Paints has become the first company to take on the Francis House Children’s Hospice 30k-ers Challenge to show their support for the work the hospice does with local children and families in what is its milestone 30th anniversary year. The 30k-ers initiative is for businesses based across the North West, and staff at Francis House were delighted when HMG pledged their support.

HMG are delighted to be supporting Francis House as one of their chosen charities of the year especially as they celebrate their 30th year anniversary.

“We are thrilled to be the first business to be a Francis House 30k-er. After a tough couple of years during the pandemic, the team at HMG are looking forward to getting involved in fundraising activities. This year we are proud to be supporting Francis House alongside a couple of other chosen charities.” - Gracienne Ikin, Brand Development and Communications Manager at HMG.

Money raised from the initiative will enable the charity to continue to expand and develop its services supporting hundreds of children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Fundraising officer Kate Puc fundraising said: “We are delighted to be working with the team at HMG Paints in this our special anniversary year. As a family-owned business, we know how much emphasis they place on family values and families are at the heart of everything we do at Francis House. We are truly grateful for their support.”

Francis House opened its doors to families in 1991 and throughout its history has cared for thousands of sick children. There is no upper-age limit at the hospice, and this ensures that anyone who is referred as a child can continue to come for support, care, and respite for as long as they need it.

HMG Paints plan to organise a staff barbeque, a raffle to win extra holidays, a bake off and team building exercises to kick-start its fundraising for both charities.

If you require further information on the press release, please contact:
Rebecca Jennings
HMG Paints Communications
rjennings@hmgpaint.com or marketing@hmgpaint.com
0161 205 7631