Ventura answers calls for BBC Children in Need
On the evening of 19th November 2010, Ventura did its bit for BBC Children in Need for the ninth consecutive year, turning its contact centre over to Pudsey Bear and the annual charity night.
Fifty telephone lines were manned by over 100 volunteers from Ventura, who gave up their own time to take donations from the public between 6.00pm and midnight at the company's Dearne Valley site in Wath-upon-Dearne.
3577 calls were taken in total and volunteers included Ventura's Operations Director, Craig White who commented "We are delighted to be supporting BBC Children in Need again this year. We have had a great evening taking calls and I am really proud of the teams' contribution."
In total over £135,000 was pledged through Ventura's contact centre. The largest single pledge taken was for £36,000 from a local school.
Volunteers received prizes in recognition of their efforts and enjoyed fun, quizzes, games and raffles throughout the evening.
Ventura is a long-time supporter of BBC Children in Need and looks forward to embracing the fund raising fun and activities next year.