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National Express supports Essex charities

26 Jan 2010

National Express East Anglia (NXEA) is supporting Essex Community Foundation with a donation following the company’s annual employee survey where a contribution is made to a local charity each time a member of staff participates in the survey.

NXEA staff had expressed a wish that local charities should benefit from the company’s generosity and a total of £1,273 is being donated by National Express to be shared equally between six Community Foundations in the region.

An added bonus is that the money donated will be increased by 50% thanks to Essex Community Foundation managing the Government’s Grassroots Grants and Endowment Match Challenge.

Lucy McAuliffe, National Express East Anglia’s Chelmsford station Manager said:

"Our Staff expressed the wish that we make donations at a local level so tapping into the local knowledge and expertise of the community foundations in our areas was the obvious choice for us."

Laura Warren, Chief Executive of Essex Community Foundation said: "We are delighted that National Express has once again chosen to work with Community Foundations in the eastern region and take advantage of the Grassroots Challenge - there couldn’t be a better time for companies and individuals to support their local community."

For more information about Essex Community Foundation, the Grassroots Grants Challenge and how to support your local community, visit  www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk   or call Jo Murphy on 01245 355947.

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Notes to Editors

For further information about this press release, please ring the National Express East Anglia Press Office on 0207 549 5966.