NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at the Dorchester Agency recently nominated Dorset County Hospital Charity, to receive a donation of £7,899 from NFU Mutual’s national £2.33million ‘Agency Giving Fund’.
The leading rural insurer launched this fund, now in its sixth year, to help local frontline charities across the country. The Agency Giving Fund forms part of NFU Mutual’s £4m funding pledge for both local and national charities in 2025, to support frontline services in rural communities.
To ensure these donations reach all corners of the UK and are directed to where they’re needed most, all NFU Mutual Agencies, with more than 280 offices nationwide, have been given the opportunity to nominate local charities to receive a share of the fund.
This donation will contribute to the Dorset County Hospital Charity’s Emergency and Critical Care Appeal which will help fund facilities and equipment for the new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit, which is currently under construction.
Matt Uren, Partner at NFU Mutual Dorchester Agency, said “This is the fourth year of our partnership with Dorset County Hospital Charity. It’s a charity that’s close to all of us in the business – and to our customers and members – and it’s a charity we feel very proud to be able to support.”
Agency Giving Fund is to support local frontline charities who are providing essential services to people in our community, and our agency felt that Dorset County Hospital Charity was a very deserving cause to champion.”
Head of Dorset County Hospital Charity, Simon Pearson, said, “We are so pleased to receive this latest donation from NFU Mutual. In total they have donated £20,851 to the Emergency and Critical Care Appeal. Support from local businesses is so important to enable us to fundraise for this essential service at Dorset County Hospital, which will benefit everyone in our local community. We are very thankful for their ongoing generous support.”
Find out more information about your local NFU Mutual in Dorchester here.
If you are a business and would like to donate or fundraise for the Emergency and Critical Care Appeal visit our donation page or contact DCH Charity at charity@dchft.nhs.uk or 01305 253215.
Photo: (L-R) Matt Uren (NFU Mutual), Peter Galloway (NFU Mutual) and Simon Pearson (DCH Charity) cheque presentation outside NFU Mutual headquarters in Dorchester.
