355 thousand reasons to celebrate
- Toyota Manufacturing UK Charitable Trust raises over £355k
- Money will support Prostate Cancer UK as well as many other local charities
At an event held today in Burnaston, Derbyshire, Toyota Manufacturing UK’s Charitable Trust handed over cheques to 43 charities and organisations, including their 2019 Charity of the Year, Prostate Cancer UK, who were delighted to receive £60,000.
92 charities in total, many of whom are local, have benefitted following their 2019 fundraising activities.
The generous gesture will turbo-charge Prostate Cancer UK’s drive to save lives in the fight against the most common cancer in men.
One man will die from prostate cancer every 45 minutes in the UK - that’s over 11,500 men a year – and Prostate Cancer UK, invests millions to find better treatments and tests that could save thousands of lives. They also work to spread the word about the disease – especially to those at higher risks and support men and their families facing a diagnosis.
Jon Eserin, Associate Director of Fundraising at Prostate Cancer UK said; “One man dies every 45 minutes from prostate cancer in the UK – a shocking statistic that we need to change. It’s with partners like Toyota Manufacturing UK, that we are able to fund life-saving research to help diagnose prostate cancer accurately and early in our drive to save men’s lives. For this, we are incredibly thankful.”
Since its creation in 2008, the Trust and the company have raised over £6.3m for good causes. Funds which are mainly raised through Lean Approach Seminars held on site at the Burnaston facility.
Proud of its achievements, the Trust will continue to raise funds in 2020, when many worthy causes will benefit, including the recently announced 2020 Charity of the Year, Cancer Research UK, as voted for by employees.
Jim Crosbie, Trustee for the Charitable Trust and Managing Director at Toyota Manufacturing UK commented “This is our best year ever and we are extremely proud to support some amazing causes, many of whom are local to our plants”.
For more information about any of the topics mentioned in this release, please consult the links below:
Charitable Trust - https://www.toyotauk.com/the-toyota-charitable-trust/
Lean Approach Seminars - https://www.toyotauk.com/the-toyota-charitable-trust/lean-approach/
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For more information, please contact:
Julie Langley on 01332 283611 or Chris Barrow on 01332 283609, Toyota Manufacturing UK
Note to Editors
Toyota Manufacturing UK produces Corolla Hatchback and Corolla Touring Sport models at its vehicle manufacturing plant at Burnaston, Derbyshire, and petrol and hybrid engines at its engine manufacturing plant at Deeside, North Wales. In 2019, TMUK produced 148,106 vehicles, 305,269 engines for export and local assembly at plants across the world. To date, Toyota has invested over £2.75 billion into its UK manufacturing operations and currently employs over 3000 members.
- Prostate Cancer UK has a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. We’re investing millions to find better treatments and tests that could save thousands of lives.
- We work with the NHS to make sure men get access to breakthrough tests and treatments.
- We spread the word about who is at risk of prostate cancer, especially to those at higher risk.
- We support people dealing with prostate cancer and provide health information.
- Visit prostatecanceruk.org now to help beat this disease.
About prostate cancer
- More than 11,500 men die from prostate cancer in the UK each year – that's one man every 45 minutes.
- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men
- Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50 and the risk increases with age. But the risk is higher for black men or men with a family history of prostate cancer, so they may wish to speak to their GP from age 45.
- One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. This raises to one in four for black men.
- Prostate cancer often has no symptoms so men shouldn’t wait to see changes before they act.
Anyone with concerns about prostate cancer may contact Prostate Cancer UK's Specialist Nurses in confidence on 0800 074 8383 or online via the Live Chat instant messaging service: www.prostatecanceruk.org. The Specialist Nurse phone service is free to landlines and open from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and 10am to 8pm on Wednesdays.
