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Celebrating the support of our business community
Kindly sponsored by Currie Young
Celebrating our Local Businesses
Dougie Mac is delighted to celebrate the incredible support we receive from local businesses across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.
Dougie Mac is extremely grateful for the support received from the local business community, which provides an integral and much–cherished pillar of income for the hospice. It is thanks to this support that the excellent care for which Dougie Mac is renowned, can continue for adults, young adults and children.
Award Categories
Award Categories
Charity Champion Award
Awarded to an outstanding individual who has made an exceptional contribution to Dougie Mac – the award recognises their hard work and commitment in making events, collections and donations happen, championing fellow employees to fundraise for the hospice. The judges are looking for an individual who is passionate about raising funds and the profile of Dougie Mac; from organising raffles and cake sales to encouraging colleagues to volunteer their time and raise awareness about their local hospice, this individual inspires and motivates their colleagues across their workplace to fundraise.
Best Business Partnership Award
This award recognises a local business whose valuable contribution has stood out during 2024/25. The judges are looking for an organisation who is dedicated to supporting and raising the profile of their local hospice. Please provide information about how your business has supported Dougie Mac over the last year, for example how you have raised funds, what fundraising activities you have undertaken and staff engagement.
Extra Mile Award
This award recognises a the fantastic efforts of a business that has gone the ‘extra mile’ for Dougie Mac. The judges are looking for a proactive and driven business who have gone above and beyond to support Dougie Mac. Showcase how your support achieved better outcomes than planned – this could include innovative ways of raising or saving more money, collaborative fundraising and sharing your expertise or time to make that extra difference.
Meet Our 24/25 Winners!
Corporate Volunteering Award
2024/2025 Award Winner: Vodafone
Vodafone have totalled an amazing 660 volunteer hours for Dougie Mac, through various roles including gardening and shop days. They have also been brilliant at responding to shout-outs when extra help has been needed in our shops.
Sustainability Award
2024/2025 Award Winner: N&J Tree Services Ltd.
We are proud to present our Sustainability Award for a second year. As a hospice, we are committed to minimising the environmental impact of our work, recognising that building a sustainable, ESG focussed organisation is the foundation of a Centre of Excellence.
We work alongside so many like minded businesses, and never so much as when we run our annual TreeCycle campaign. Our winner this year supported the campaign with staff, equipment, advice, volunteers and also disposes of the chippings for us. We are so grateful to all the nominees and businesses who support, but we have one clear winner - N&J Tree Services Ltd.
A 2-metre real Christmas tree has a carbon footprint of 16kg CO2 equivalent. However, by having the tree chipped this can be reduced by up to 80%, all whilst raising valuable funds for Dougie Mac.
Charity Champion Award
2024/2025 Award Winner: Mitch Brown - Brown Recycling Ltd
Within any business there is often one person who goes above and beyond - not only by raising money for the hospice, but championing what we do and being the driving force behind their company’s fundraising efforts. This year's winner has been instrumental in our TreeCycle campaign, year after year, and is also the main sponsor of the campaign. He has taken on personal challenges including canoeing across the Great Glen Way, and trekking the Arctic.
This year, an idea that he had been thinking about for while finally came to fruition in the form of the Skip Art Challenge - a celebration of artistic expression, environmental sustainability and community spirit. It gave ten talented artists the opportunity to transform ordinary skips into extraordinary works of art, whilst also making a positive difference to our community. All the proceeds were donated to Dougie Mac.
Extra Mile Award
2024/2025 Award Winner: N&J Tree Services Ltd.
This award recognises the fantastic efforts of a business that has truly gone the extra mile for Dougie Mac.
It all started with an early morning phone call one cold Saturday in January two years ago. N&J Tree Services answered our call by sending 2 volunteers to support with collecting Christmas Trees within just 30 minutes. Since then, their support has grown and grown.
This year they have supported our TreeCycle campaign with staff, equipment, advice, volunteers and disposal of the chippings for us.
Best Supplier
2024/2025 Award Winner: Pastel Group Ltd
Many businesses go above and beyond, offering discounted rates and donating time, skills, and materials to support the hospice. This award honours the outstanding contributions of companies that have significantly eased financial pressures, helping Dougie Mac focus on delivering compassionate care.
Not only do our winners give a discount for our communications contracts, but they were also gold sponsors at our ball, regularly donate prizes and will very soon be donning sequins and dancing the night away with even more fundraising!
Best Small Business Partnership - Less than 50 employees
2024/2025 Award Winner: RSM UK Consultancy LLP
Our Best Small Business Partnership Award is given to a a business with less than 50 employees who have championed Dougie Mac and proved their dedication to supporting the hospice.
The “RSM together challenge 2024” encouraged all staff to take part in fundraising for Dougie Mac, from car washes to staff Olympics and a Wimbledon challenge.
Best Large Business Partnership - More than 50 employees
2024/2025 Award Winner: TIP Trailer Services Ltd
Our Best Large Business Partnership Award is given to a business with more than 50 employees whose unwavering support is instrumental to our success.
TIP Trailer Services Ltd organise a huge fundraising event for Dougie Mac every year. Staff, customers and partners from around the UK and Ireland all join together to be the “Fat Bottomed Boys and Girls”, taking on an epic challenge that really engages the wider community.
