23/12/2022
At Tomago Aluminium we have a strong culture of giving back to our community and supporting the big causes through our award-winning Workplace Giving Program.
As a show of goodwill, Tomago employees rostered on to work on Christmas day are always treated to a hot Christmas lunch, however many of the workforce have chosen to forfeit their lunch and asked the business to donate the money to Streetcare instead.
StreetCare provide street-based care services to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness in Newcastle and were incredibly thankful for their $3,250 donation, which will go a long way to feeding the homeless throughout the Christmas period.
A representative from StreetCare, Jodi Duffield said, “Wow this is so incredibly generous we thank you so very much. Streetcare and the vulnerable people of Newcastle thank you from the bottom of our hearts!”
With the spirit of giving in full swing, employees also pulled together and ran a Christmas appeal onsite for vulnerable families and delivered a UTE full of new scooters and toys, Christmas food, chocolates and gifts to Survivor’s R Us on Friday the 2nd of December.
Founder of Survivor’s R Us, Ann-Maria Martin, was overwhelmed by the response from our employees and said there will be a lot of very happy kids this Christmas, “A huge thank you to the workers at Tomago Aluminium, you are all amazing. Thank you so very much for all the wonderful food and toys, the families will love them, thank you,” she said.
The business also rewards every employee each year with a Christmas ham to thank them for their hard work and many choose instead to donate theirs to charity, and this year we will once again donate these to Oz Harvest to feed our homeless and vulnerable community in Newcastle.
Through our Workplace Giving Program, which has a very high participation rate, we also had the pleasure of donating $218,660 throughout the year across multiple worthwhile charities and organisations.
Pictured above: Streetcare patrons came onsite to receive their cheque and presented Tomago Aluminium with a special painting to express their thanks.
