Electrician recognised for fundraising efforts
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[edit] Surrey Member recognised for fundraising efforts
Neil Wadsworth, of ECA Member firm Wadsworth Electrical, has been named one of the three UK winners of the Extra Mile Awards for raising more than £14,000 for charity over the last decade.
Neil, 35 and of Worcester Park, has been staging charity football matches for the last 10 years to raise money for Cancer Research UK and St Raphael’s Hospice in Cheam.
Amongst the grounds to have hosted the charity matches have been Sutton United, Dorking Wanderers and Guildford City.
In addition, Neil also makes a financial donation to the charity of choice of one of his customers selected at random each month.
[edit] Extra Mile Awards
The Extra Mile Awards recognise kind-hearted tradespeople who have gone above and beyond to give back to their local community or charities.
As one of the Extra Mile Award winners, Neil will receive £1,000 credit to spend on materials and products from Selco.
[edit] Reaction to award
Neil, who owns Neale Wadsworth Electrical with his business partner Jack Neale, said to Electrical Times: “We don’t do the fundraising for any type of honour so it was a real surprise to hear I’d been nominated for the Extra Mile Awards, let alone be one of the winners.
“The fundraising started when my best friend lost his mother to cancer a decade ago and I decided to arrange a charity football match to raise funds.
“It was initially open to friends but it’s grown to become a really inclusive event for anyone who wants to play and a great fundraiser.
“Originally all the funds went to Cancer Research UK but, when my dad passed away in 2019, we started splitting the funds with St Raphael’s Hospice as he spent a couple of weeks there.
“The monthly charity initiative we do with our customers means we are regularly giving to good causes.
“It’s completely down to our customer chosen at random to decide where the money goes but sometimes it’s small local charities and on other occasions it’s the big national organisations.
“We feel it’s important to give back to those less fortunate and we will continue to do everything we can to raise money for charities.”
This article appears on the ECA news and blog site as "Surrey Member recognised for fundraising efforts" dated September 29, 2023.
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