Arras & Derian House

Arras People, a national project management recruitment agency based in Heywood, made a £500 donation to Derian House Children’s Hospice, Chorley, Lancashire. The ceremony was marked with a cheque presentation and photos Friday afternoon.

After conducting a series of Project Management Careers Clinics for nearly a year, the total sum of the donations made for each clinic have been rounded up by Arras to present four different charities based around the Greater Manchester area.

The four registered charities slated to receive donations this year include Derian House; Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Edenfield, Ramsbottom; The Youth Charter, an extracurricular activities provider for Children, Salford Quays, Manchester; and George House Trust, an HIV Voluntary Organisation, Manchester.

Donations made by Arras People will total £2,000, a large grant based on the popularity of Arras People’s commitment to providing prospective project management job candidates with quality career consultation and advice. Arras People’s managing director, John Thorpe, and consultants Mick Hides, Lindsay Scott, Nicola Thorp and Gary Holmes, provide career advice and help for people on their CV and share their opinions and tips in areas such as qualifications, training, current job markets in project management. Fees for the sessions were donated to the charity of the candidate’s choice.

Said John Thorpe, a director of Arras People: ‘It is great to have a dedicated team who are willing to make time to share their experience and at the same time generate money that goes towards helping others in our local community.’

The Project Management Career Clinic has been set up by Arras People to provide advice and help for people who are registered with Arras People as a project management professional looking for project management careers/training/CV/market intelligence advice. To use the service, professionals are asked to donate £10 25 to one of the three charities nominated by Arras People. The service provided by Arras People’s trained staff provides general CV help while also providing educated advice, tips and opinions with students in areas such as qualifications, training, current job markets in project management and other related topics.

Roya Khadem, the Fundraising/Volunteers Co-ordinator for Derian House, appreciated Arras’ generous donation, which she indicated would see immediate use for one particular upgrade at the Derian House facility.

“Thank you very much to Arras People for their kind generosity,” Khadem said. “We can assure that the money donated will go toward the new teenage and young adult unit extension we are scheduled to begin building next month. Thanks from everyone at Derian House.”