Thank you John Laing

Date: 17 November 2008

For the third year running John Laing has held a competition for staff to nominate a charity to receive a donation of £5000 from the John Laing Charitable Trust, in place of the Group sending Christmas cards.

We are delighted to have been chosen as this years recipients. Such a generous donation will make a big difference to us all at READ.

Rob Wilson (Director) says: "£5000 is a huge amount of money for a small charity like us and it will make a massive difference. When you don't have big overheads like larger charities , £5000 will really go a long way and be spend exactly where it's needed, on supporting our beneficiaries in Tanzania. Please pass on my thanks to all of those in the committee who made this decision and to the John Laing Charitable Trust. It's the best Christmas present ever, and probably the earliest!"

Thank you!