An eager band of volunteers from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' Strategic Investment team swapped their plans, schedules, tools and maps for a day to make a difference at the local wolf sanctuary.
The team, which is normally based at the company's Forbury Place offices ventured out along the M4 to nearby Beenham, which is home to the UK Wolf Conservation Trust, where they spent the day carrying out maintenance and DIY tasks.
The volunteering day was made possible due to parent company SSE's 'Be The Difference' initiative, which gives every employee a day away from work to help a local charity, good cause or community group.
Zsuzsa Suto-Somogyvari was one of the SSEN team who volunteered to help the UK Wolf Conservation Trust, and was delighted with the amount of work they managed to do on the day: "I love animals and am always looking for ways to help charities who look after them. Wolves don't get a lot of recognition and so when I heard about the UK Wolf Conservation Trust being quite close to our offices, I asked some of my colleagues if they'd like to join me in helping, and I was really pleased that so many people said 'yes'."
"By helping the trust with essential DIY and maintenance jobs around their site, it means that more of the donations they receive from the public can be used to support and care for wolf breeds rather than paying for tradespeople to come in and do these tasks."
Mike Collins from the UK Wolf Conservation Trust added; "We are so grateful to the SSEN team that came as they built shelves in our chair storage shed, painted doors and barrier fencing. It was amazing how much work the team achieved on this day and this all helped the site look a lot tidier, as during the summer months we get a lot of visitors."
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