Charity Initiatives
Charity Initiatives
Kingsley makes festive gifts presentation to school
Kingsley Healthcare presented children’s gifts to Red Oak Primary School, in Lowestoft, reaching out to struggling families. From left, regional operations director Georgina Johnston, PA to the CEO Rosie Rigden and head of PR Stephen Pullinger are pictured with the presents before they were presented on behalf of the Kingsley Healthcare team.
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Kingsley takes part in national trial of digital technology
Kingsley Healthcare has been taking part in a national trial to test the use of digital technology for communication in care settings. NHSX, the digital arm of the health service, has partnered with Facebook for the pilot, using the Facebook Portal device. All of Kingsley’s care homes around the country have been given the device so residents can keep in touch with their family during the Coronavirus lockdown.
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Kingsley Christmas card promotes international charity
Kingsley Healthcare has again touched the lives of children thousands of miles away through its Christmas card. For the bright Christmas tree design, created by Colombian school pupil Susan Montoya Garxon, symbolises the latest project undertaken by Lotus Children’s Foundation, a charity set up by Kingsley Healthcare founders, Daya and Sumi Thayan, to support children and families at home and abroad.
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Kingsley founders Daya and Sumi Thayan, were given out to celebrate Poson Poya Day, an important Buddhist holiday
Staff at Kingsley’s office in Sri Lanka, Canthus Management Services, organised the distribution of 600 free food packs to people in the community. The gifts, funded by Kingsley founders Daya and Sumi Thayan, were given out to celebrate Poson Poya Day, an important Buddhist holiday.
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Report on charity’s vital work to improve the lives of poor families in Sri Lanka
Kingsley Healthcare founders Daya and Sumi Thayan witnessed the devastation of the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004 while they were staying at the Sri Lankan resort of Bentota. Responding to the disaster, which resulted in 60,000 people being declared dead on the island with many more unaccounted for, they set up the Lotus Foundation in February 2005, a registered UK charity to support those affected.
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Kingsley Supports Lowestoft Foodbank
Head office staff promoted the charity by handing out leaflets at Tesco’s superstore in Corton while a successful food collection was held at Kingsley House. About 20 staff members worked at the foodbank on two hour shifts packing food boxes.
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Park Lane care home staff support local charity
Staff at Park Lane care home, in Congleton, decided to raise money for charity rather than sending Christmas cards out to friends and family. The saving amounted to £160 which was donated to Listening Out Loud (LOL Foundation).
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