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Deck the Wards with Bows of Holly – Christmas Cash Donation Supports Local Hospital
19th December 2007 — The artistic skills of local school girl Zoe Williams aged nine, has helped Wrexham Maelor hospital’s children’s ward receive an extra special gift this Christmas - £1,000.
Helping employees and their families enter into the Christmas spirit, local company Air Products, recently ran a Christmas card competition for creative youngsters based on an ‘Around the World at Christmas’ theme.
Pulling a cracker and wowing the judges was entrant Zoe of Ysgol Bod Hyfrud primary school, Wrexham and daughter of Gary Williams a Field Engineer based in Air Products Ellesmere Port plant. Zoe not only got the chance to see her design on real Christmas cards but also got to decide which charity should receive a £1,000 cash festive present.
Krystyna Bates, Senior Nurse for Children's Services, commented:
“On behalf of all the team she is extremely grateful to Air Products for taking time out of their busy schedule to take part in charity work and to Zoe for choosing us. The money will be used to buy equipment for the ward which will benefit patients and their families. ”
Nicola Wilson, Air Products, added:
“Our Christmas card competition was a really festive way of supporting our employees, their families and a local charity. Zoe’s entry was a great design that really fitted the Around the World at Christmas theme and she’s a very worthy winner! We were also thrilled she chose Maelor’s children’s ward to receive our donation because of the invaluable work they do.”
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and over 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com
An important employee within the area, Air Products has close to 400 employees spread across sites at Acrefair, Deeside, Runcorn, Ellesmere Port, Crewe and Sandbach.
Media Contact
Fiona McKenzie
Air Products
Tel: +44 (0) 1932 249847
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