Heartbeat: Surprise hampers for deserving NHS colleagues

August 16, 2021

Last season for every goal scored, Cazoo donated £1000 to the Aston Villa Foundation, totalling an incredible £57,000.

The Foundation used some of this money to create care hampers for nurses, logistics colleagues and volunteers who have been running the vaccination centre in the Holte End, as well as for the midwives who have been housed in the Holte pub running the ante-natal clinics which have been hosted at Villa Park throughout the pandemic.

The hampers were filled with a variety of goodies including chocolates, tea bags, books and more. A team from the Aston Villa Foundation helped to put the hampers together at Villa Park.

The Aston Villa Foundation’s Neighbourhood Engagement Officer, Jen Tullett said: “Having seen first-hand the hard work of those who have been working at the anti-natal clinic and vaccine centre, both NHS and support staff, we wanted to thank them from all the staff and supporters of Aston Villa. Cazoo has given us the opportunity to provide the hampers as a small token of our gratitude.”

Aston Villa Foundation ambassador and Harry Potter star Oliver Phelps, with the help of Cazoo, delivered the hampers to some very deserving people.

Johnny Shah, Head of Your Trust Charity who has been coordinating donations of gifts to colleagues, said: “As we hopefully near the end of what has been at truly exhausting 18 months for our Trust’s frontline workers, we continue to be amazed by the support of our community partners. Thanks so much to Aston Villa Foundation and Cazoo for helping to make a difference.”