Connect Reading
Team of the Year sponsored by Cherubs Floral Design
An “awesome team” which "makes Reading a better place to live every day”, the cross-sector network Connect Reading brings together businesses, non-profits, education and public sector organisations to share resources.
Members said: “For such a small team, they achieve the work of many.”
They run monthly networking events, regular training for charities and businesses, an environmental clean-up campaign and a Resource Xchange, matching surplus goods and services with those in need.
They also facilitate corporate volunteering and run the Giving Tree, which delivers over 2,000 bespoke Christmas gifts worth over £30,000 to local charity beneficiaries, and the Summer Giving Appeal, which raises funds for supermarket vouchers for families during school holidays.
