Tomago Aluminium employees have donated a record $143,000 to five Hunter charities.
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At a morning tea in Tomago on Wednesday, June 23 employees handed a $75,000 cheque to the main beneficiary of the Workplace Giving Program funds - the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.
The remaining $68,000 will be split between Ronald McDonald House, Survivor's R Us, Cancer Research (HMRI) and Port Stephens Koala Sanctuary.
Commenting on the generosity of Tomago Aluminium's employees, chief executive officer Matt Howell said the employee-led initiative reflected the importance of giving back to the community to the company's workforce.
"Despite a challenging year, our employees still managed to dig deep, coming together to support the less fortunate and that is always something we will support," he said.
The record donation amount was even more special as it was born of a campaign to boost membership and involvement in the 35-year-old charitable program.
The program underwent a revamp and policy change last year where every new starter was automatically signed up to the program.
This combined with heavy onsite promotion saw employee participation in the program lift to 70 per cent and corresponded with a 15 per cent increase in the average donation amount.
The changes also resulted in Tomago Aluminium's Workplace Giving Program receiving two wins in the national Workplace Giving Excellence Awards.
The campaign was also strongly supported by Tomago's management, which this year donated $25,000 to the fund.
Tomago Aluminium employees and management have been heavily involved with charity work since 1985, raising more than $2 million for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service and dozens of Hunter-based charities.
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