Zurich Community Trust

Providing our charity partners with the right support, is our absolute priority. It’s fantastic to receive feedback like this about our ‘More Than Money’ programme because it means we must be doing something right! Thank you Caring in Bristol , it’s our pleasure to support you, and the incredible work you do for the local community 💙 #Partnerships #WorkingTogether #GettingitRight #MoreThanMoney

⚽️🔔 Last call for all footie enthusiasts! You have until 18:00 TONIGHT to sign up to our number one footie fundraiser! 🔔⚽️ See below for details ⬇️⚽️⬇️⚽️⬇️ #FantasyFootball #Fundraising #itsNotTooLate #BeAWinner #EnterNow Kerry Chambers Kayleigh Millen

Wow! incredible work by Zurich UK's Marketing and Customer Communications team. A transformed play area that will certainly raise plenty of smiles when the children return after the holidays! #Challenge2024 #EmployeeVolunteering #PlayAreaTransformation #HappyChildren #HappyVolunteers #LoveZCT

'Oink' your marks... get set.... VOLUNTEER! That's just what Team Leader, Amanda Sayers, and her fellow team members did for their Challenge community project with Bristol Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA) in early July. Amanda said; "Despite a last minute change of venue due to the thunderstorms, the BDAA Happy Days Summer Fair on 5th July was a great success! With pig racing (yes you read that correctly - although my Percy 🐷 never seemed to win!), a tombola, a challenge to get those senses going, a plant stall with cake and singing entertainment to finish - the smiles from the photos say it all 😊. Thank you to Mark Flay and Sarah Roberts for their support on the day. Looking forward to the Festive event with BDAA already!" Massive thanks to Amanda, Sarah and Mark for creating such a fun and memorable day for all those who attended from the BDAA family! 💙 #SummerChallenge2024 #EmployeeVolunteering #BristolDementiaActionAlliance #PigRacing #LotsofLaughs #LotsofSmiles

Earlier this week, our Head of the Trust, Laurie Deans, and Swindon Programme Manager, Mark Flay, were delighted to join Tim Bailey, CEO of Zurich UK in welcoming Swindon's new MPs, Heidi Alexander and Will Stone to our Swindon office, Unity Place. Huge thanks also to Susanna Jones for coming along and sharing more detail about the amazing support they offer the community through Swindon Carers Centre 💙 #SwindonOffice #SwindonCommunity #CommunitySupport #MakingADifferenceTogether

💙⚽Our Fantasy Football fundraiser is back!⚽💙 Forget the Euros... (if only we could!), we've got some exciting news for football fans. ZCT's fantasy football competition is returning for the new Premier League season, which kicks off next month. This is one of our most popular annual fundraisers, raising money for our amazing charity partners - we're so grateful to everyone that takes part every year - thank you! It's just £10 to enter for the whole season, which works out at only 26p a week. With 70 cash prizes awarded last year, you could well be one of our lucky winners this season! The competition is open to anyone - so all Zurich employees, friends, family and supporters are welcome to get involved! Deadline for entries is 18:30 on Friday 16 August 2024. To enter, click the link below and follow the step-by-step instructions to the left of the page, thank you. Our ZCT FF Refs, Neil Capel, Kayleigh Millen and Richard Keilloh, look forward to hearing from you! 👉 https://lnkd.in/emAJRqhZ PS - If you don't know your football but still want to get involved, there's a handy Auto-Pick option when setting up your team for anyone who wants to join in the fun.😉

At the end of June, a team of Zurich Resilience Solutions Engineers, went 'Wild for Wildfowl' for their charity volunteering day! It was a very long warm day for the team as they worked hard on the outside area of local charity, Suffolk & Essex Small Animal Welfare (SESAW). Team leader, Karl Harvey, said; "It was fantastic team work. We split into two groups - the first group dug, lined and filled a pond for the ducks. The second group concentrated on painting 100ft of 6ft fence panels forest green. I'm really proud of everyone for working so hard in the heat. We managed to complete everything the charity asked for in order to further support the animals they rehome. Watching the ducks swim around in their new pond made it all worthwhile! Massive thanks to the whole team for a really special day and for the generous donations worth £260. We'd also like to give a special mention, and thanks, to Ben Wainman and Cheryl Evans, for making it possible for us to purchase 75 litres of forest green fence treatment, some 3" brushes, a pond liner and underlay!" #Challenge2024 #CommunityVolunteering #GivingBack #ZurichEngineers

Back in May, Zurich UK employees, Jen Maddock and Kuljeet Ubhi, took part in the 2024 RideLondon, to raise money for the Zurich Community Trust. Their challenge was far from easy - cycling 100 miles through tough weather conditions with wind and rain (and very occasional sunshine!). Nonetheless, This didn't stop them! They persevered with the pedaling and cycled past famous London landmarks, through rural Essex, finally crossing that finish line at Tower Bridge. Together with matching, they raised over £1,900, to help support our wonderful charity partners. A huge 'Thank you' to both of you - it's the dedication and commitment shown by supporters, like you, that make our community support possible! If you're interested in being a member of our cycle team in 2025, please get in touch with our UK Fundraising Manager, Kerry Chambers 💙 #RideLondon #ZCTFundraising #CycleChallenge #YouSmashedIt #ThankYou

🌟 Our Summer Challenge volunteering projects are in full swing! 🌟 Some of our Zurich UK Risk Engineers were all hands to the pump (or should that be paintbrushes and wheelbarrows?!) when visiting Leeds local charity, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm at the start of June. Two teams were split between two tasks - one team outside giving them a garden glow up, and the other giving the toilet facilities a much-needed facelift. With over 15,000 steps navigated through wheelbarrow runs and a quick thinking paint swap for the breeze block walls - the charity were delighted with the results! Challenge team member, Dan Smith, said; "It was really rewarding and after all that hard work, it was worth it for a job well done - it felt like we were experiencing a day in the life of the DIY SOS team! It was also great to meet up with colleagues new and old, including retirees Bradley Clarke and Robert Foggitt, along with Bradley’s son, James, who was a great help too." Massive thanks to Michael Long - Team Leader, Dan Smith, Chris Winter, Helen Hayes, Harry Small, Ahmeth Nawaz, Steve Arundale, Jason Murray, Bradley Clarke EngTech TIFireE, James Clarke and Robert Foggitt. #ChallengeVolunteering2024 #RiskEngineeringTeam #MeanwoodValleyUrbanFarm

This wonderful article written by our amazing local charity partner, Katharine House Hospice, brings the vision of our 2020 strategy to life beautifully! We're passionate about creating partnerships that go far beyond an annual grant. We also add value through our free tools, webinars, NCVO membership, dedicated resource hub, and so much more - including time donated by Zurich UK employees to support with volunteering projects.💙 #PerfectPartnership #ProudPartnership #MakingAnImpactTogether #LoveCommunity #LoveKatharineHouseHospice #LoveZCT Mark Flay