Markerstudy wins award after raising £55,000 for deaf children

Markerstudy has won an award for its efforts in helping charity Auditory Verbal UK (AVUK) support deaf children.

AVUK helps deaf children by providing therapy and training to help them develop listening and spoken language skills..

Markerstudy has partnered with the charity since 2022 and in that time has helped raise £55,000.

This has been done through customer point-of-sale donations through Lancaster Insurance and Brightside. Employees have also raised funds through personal challenges, such as marathons.

The firm has now been awarded the Corporate Partnership Award, which recognises businesses that support AVUK’s mission to help deaf children have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers.

’Thrilled’

Lizzie Smith-Foreman, chief marketing, communications and sustainability officer at Markerstudy, said: “We’re thrilled to have been chosen as the first recipient of this award.

“Our priority is supporting and empowering our charity partners to help drive positive change and this recognition is a real testament to our colleagues throughout the group who have championed this.

“We have a fantastic relationship with the team at AVUK and we’re looking forward to seeing where our partnership takes us in the future.”

Anita Grover, chief executive at AVUK, added: “We were delighted to present this award in recognition of Markerstudy’s creative approach and outstanding commitment to supporting deaf children.

“Markerstudy’s point-of-sale donation initiative and employee-led fundraising has raised significant funds to increase access to this life changing programme as well as raise awareness and understanding of what deaf children can be achieve with early and effective support.”