As regular readers of this blog will know, DHL employees can be a creative bunch. As well as making sure your parcels get to their destinations in recordbreaking time, we’ve also got a bit of an eye for a masterpiece. Recently, we’ve been putting our creative skills to good use – by helping Stanton Vale School in Derbyshire create a special memory garden for pupils with severe learning difficulties.
Based on designs drawn up by the pupils themselves, DHL employees lent a hand with planting, painting and constructing the new garden. The aim was to create a space for pupils to play and learn, as well as remembering friends who’ve left.
Alan Wylie, Deputy Head Teacher at Stanton Vale said: “The garden has been completely transformed and the pupils adore the new features. The streams of butterflies, rows of flowers and a statuesque totem pole each provide the pupils with an exciting new way to interact and develop their sensory skills; while the pathways and benches offer an opportunity for tranquillity. We are eternally grateful to DHL for sponsoring this worthwhile project and for investing so much time to make sure everything was perfect for our pupils.”
DHL enlisted the help of one of its contractors to carry out some of the initial work, with nine members of the senior management team from the Aviation hub at East Midlands airport also investing a day’s worth of time in the garden.
Colin Beynon, Head of HR at DHL Aviation UK Ltd said: “This has been a great project to be involved in. It’s nice to have the chance to step away from the office and use our expertise and resources to make a real difference in the local community. We’re really pleased with the results and we hope the pupils at Stanton Vale enjoy their new garden.”
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