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Supporting your local charities
B ack in March, BIFA gathered at Stock Brook Manor Country Club for the very fi rst BIFA London East Charity Ball. During the evening those present enjoyed a ballroom and Latin dance demonstration by Chloe and Erik from a local dance school. The band Hit Parade entertained with an acoustic set and later in the evening they provided the tunes to dance to. The raffle and auction Members, their friends and colleagues, raised £3,300 for two charities in the region that had been nominated by the local committee. Thurrock Foodbank Scott Baker of Uniserve Group and the chair of the BIFA London East Regional Committee recently visited his nominated charity, Thurrock Foodbank, to handover the donation. In accepting the donation, Peter Newall, pathfinder lead and operations manager, said: “This donation will go directly towards supporting the people across Thurrock
who are struggling to feed their families during these difficult times. This donation will help demonstrate that people do care. Sadly, over the past 12 months continued demand has seen us feed 7,974 people, 3,599 of which were children.” “All contributions help us in our strategic planning for the future to ensure we provide the required services and find the best ways to support the communities across Thurrock. We are now implementing new strategies to work alongside people, being able to offer various levels of support and to ensure they get the specific help that they need and to provide them with hope for a better future”. Karis May Darling Foundation The Karis May Darling Foundation was nominated by Lexi Laybourn of DP World London Gateway. The foundation, set up by the parents of Karis who passed away aged only 12, provides
Pete Newall of Thurrock Foodbank accepts the donation from BIFA Regional chair, Scott Baker of Uniserve Group
support for under-privileged children in sports and performing arts to help them achieve their aspirations. It is
also committed to raising awareness for organ donation, through which Karis herself saved five lives.
Supporting Generation Logistics Week
With a strapline of ‘We move mountains; we make careers’, the Generation Logistics Week, running 24-28 June, aims to inspire anyone seeking employment or considering a career change to think about logistics. Visit https://glw2024.co.uk/welcom e/ to find out more. Generation Logistics is an initiative to find and engage the next generation of logistics talent – highlighting the huge opportunities on offer, from entry-level pathways through
to graduate programmes with some of the world’s biggest employers. The main Generation Logistics website (https://generationlogistics.org/) includes areas answering:
promote the wide range of opportunities in the sector. Why not find out if the local secondary school or further education college is holding a careers event that you could exhibit at? Or perhaps they need local employers to offer work experience to current students. Start talking about the work you do to encourage new blood to join the industry. Visit the BIFA website at https://bifa.org/industry- promotion/community-engag
• What is Logistics? • What’s in it for me? • Find your future.
ement/ for a range of resources to support you, or contact Carl Hobbis (c.hobbis@bifa.org) or Nezda Leigh (n.leigh@bifa.org) for assistance.
As an official partner of Generation Logistics, BIFA is keen to see Member companies reaching out to their local communities to
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