A team of volunteers from a Highbridge company made light work of some crucial maintenance jobs at Secret World Wildlife Rescue near Burnham-On-Sea after the company visited the charity for a corporate volunteer day.
The animal rescue charity in East Huntspill has issued a public thanks to AmcoGiffen in Highbridge whose staff donated their time and expertise to the charity for free.
Fuelled by free chips from Rob’s Fish Bar in Highbridge, the team of volunteers from the engineering company spent the day painting walls and floors, dismantling a marquee and moving heavy furniture.
Chris Gunning, Senior Works Manager at AmcoGiffen, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “It was great to see the amazing work the charity does to rehabilitate helpless wildlife at first hand.”
“It’s been worthwhile for the team to be able to give their time to such a deserving cause. We’re used to working in challenging circumstances within the rail environment and often find ourselves working against the clock.”
“By adopting the same approach, we managed to get lots done for the charity to help them over the busy winter period. The chips and endless supply of beverages were greatly appreciated.”
Samantha Hannay, Head of External Relations at Secret World, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We are very lucky to have teams of professional volunteers who choose to spend their volunteer days at our centre.”
“We have a lot of winter maintenance work to do before an expected influx of orphans in the spring.”
“The team from AmcoGiffen has proved to be an enormous help and we’re thrilled that so many major jobs were completed.”
As well as donating their expertise for free, AmcoGiffen also paid for the anti-slip paint for the floor of Secret World’s rehabilitation unit.
As a charity, Secret World Wildlife is reliant on the support of a large network of volunteers.
