Moray businesses urged to Leap It Forward
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BUSINESSES throughout Moray Speyside are being invited to get involved in an ambitious campaign aimed at supporting their communities.
With 2020 being a leap year, Moray Chamber of Commerce is encouraging businesses to ‘Leap it Forward’.
That would see them offering their employees the extra day in February to take part in charitable or community work within the region.
The campaign, although built around February 29, will run throughout the year and is flexible to work around the business needs.
Chamber chief executive Sarah Medcraf said: "The concept of taking a day to do some good work isn't a new one, SSE is an example of an employer who already gives all employees this opportunity each year.
"Understandably, not all businesses can afford to adopt this policy, so we're using this 'bonus' day to encourage Moray Speyside businesses to help their communities and ultimately, their region."
Some businesses will already have their supported charity so could choose to do work with them, others may hold a charity close to their heart.
The Chamber of Commerce is also asking for requests from local charities and organisations in order to match them with those employers who have pledged their support but are looking for inspiration.
Sarah continued: "If every business in the region pledged one employee's time for one day – we’d have given almost 10 years of charitable work back to the region."
A survey by the Charities Aid Foundation asked people about their employers' attitude towards supporting good causes and found that 57 per cent of respondents agreed that this helps improve morale in the workplace.
The options to engage are endless, one example could be an accounts assistant helping a social enterprise on basic bookkeeping or a larger company offering a group of employees to tidy up a garden at a care home.
Leap it Forward will officially be launched at Moray Chamber’s Annual Dinner at Gordon Castle in early October.
If you’re either an organisation which could benefit from some volunteer support or an employer wishing to pledge support, get in touch with Moray Chamber of Commerce at info@moraychamber.co.uk
