Training Synergy achieves nearly three times its target for charity

As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy, training solutions provider, Training Synergy, raised over £12,500 for Macmillan Cancer Support - its ‘charity of the year’ in 2006 – along with £1,500 for Whizz-Kidz, a London-based charity which provides customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, wheelchair training, information and advice to change the lives of disabled children across the UK.

Daniel Hanlon, Training Synergy’s managing director, commented: "Our target for the year was to raise £5,000. Being a company of only 120 employees, we’re particularly pleased to have raised nearly three times that amount."

Throughout the year, Training Synergy employees:
• Held a charity auction
• Conducted a treasure hunt through the City of London
• Took part in a triathlon and the London Marathon
• Engaged in ‘dress down Fridays’
• Held a pub quiz
• Held a ‘Halloween Fancy Dress’ party

"Synergy was a key corporate sponsor of Macmillan Cancer Support throughout 2006 and we are thrilled that our partnership will continue throughout 2007," commented Henry Shelford, corporate fundraising manager for Macmillan Cancer Support. "The range and breadth of fundraising across Synergy has been outstanding.

"This is all the more impressive given the Synergy’s size. The level of fundraising - £12,500 for 2006 - far surpasses that of many larger companies.

"The Synergy fundraising events I've attended have been brilliantly organised and the warm welcome I receive means that they are the highlight of my calendar," he added.

"The company’s CSR Committee in particular should be highlighted for their professionalism and dedication. I am really looking forward to 2007!"

Although Training Synergy is continuing its pledge to support Macmillan Cancer Relief in 2007, it is also considering enlarging its CSR policy to embrace supporting other worthy charities.

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Notes for Editors:

Photographs of the winning team from Training Synergy’s fancy dress treasure hunt are available, on request, from Bob Little Press & PR, on 01727 860405 or bob.little@dial.pipex.com.

About Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. It provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support and also pushes for better cancer care.
Its slogan is: ‘Cancer affects us all. We can all help. We are Macmillan.’

About Whizz-Kids
Like all children, disabled children need to move around independently and enjoy freedom to enable them to live full and active lives with their families and friends. The NHS is often unable to provide the mobility equipment, training and advice that they need.

So Whizz-Kidz provides customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, wheelchair training, information and advice to change the lives of disabled children across the UK. Whizz-Kidz is also working to raise awareness of the need of these children so that they get the support they deserve from the general public and from the Government.

About Training Synergy
With over 300 training personnel working on projects across the UK at any one time and a turnover in excess of £10m, Training Synergy - part of the Synergy Group, formed in 1997 and now with an annual turnover of some £40m - is one of the UK’s largest training solutions providers. Training Synergy delivers some 40,000 training days a year and has 7,000 trainers on its database.

Training Synergy provides a range of training services to support all types and size of training programme, from initial consulting right through to project-managed implementation. It also provides logistics and logistical services to support clients’ ongoing training needs.

Its clients include IBM, EDS, Getronics, Unisys, Accenture and Atos Origin.

Training Synergy was placed 15th in this year’s list of the ‘Top 50 IT training companies’, compiled by market analysts IT Skills Research.

Further Information from:
Daniel Hanlon / David Field, Training Synergy, 0800 072 5900 or 020 7556 1140 /1141;
www.trainingsynergy.com
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 01727 860405; www.boblittlepr.com