MID Comms lending a helping hand to Mission Christmas again this year
We’re fast approaching that time of the year that we all love. I’m like a big kid when it comes to the festive period and I can’t wait to spend it with my beautiful wife and children. It’s a time for everyone to get in good spirits and spend quality time together, exchanging gifts and Christmas joy. However, not everyone has this luxury. In 2018 there are still too many children across the North-West and the UK as a whole that are underprivileged. 1 in 3 children in Manchester live in poverty and this is completely unacceptable. That is why I am proud to say that, for the fifth year running, the whole of MID Communications will be pulling together in support of Cash for Kids Mission Christmas.
Cash for Kids is a cause that is very close to my heart and I have the pleasure of being a trustee for this amazing charity that does so much to enrich the lives of less fortunate children. Last year, as a business, we managed to raise an amazing amount of money and gifts and this year we’re going to do even better. We’re asking our customers, partners and associates to do something different this year. We’re asking you to swap your Secret Santa for Mission Christmas and we’d love it if you could join in the fun. At just a small cost you could make a child’s Christmas and I personally think that is something extremely powerful, heart-warming and worthwhile.
You’ll be able to donate gifts at any of our MID Comms O2 stores across the North-West and you can find your nearest in the link below. Also, if you happen to be visiting MID House before the 18th December visiting myself or one of my colleagues then we’d love it if you could bring a gift that we’ll ensure makes its way to Cash for Kids.
Engaging your workforce this Christmas
As I mentioned at the start of the blog, I absolutely love this time of year. It’s a time for us to come together as a family, both inside and outside of work. I see MID Group as one big family and, as CEO, it’s my job to make sure that all its’ wonderful employees have an enjoyable festive period and are rewarded for all the hard work they’ve put in over the year. We need to ensure that we’re all having fun inside the workplace, so that we have a great end to the year as a business and get ready for some well-deserved time off.
Supporting Cash for Kids is just one of the things we do at MID Comms to engage our staff and get them in the Christmas spirit. We decorate our head office and stores, wear some outrageous clothes for Christmas Jumper Day and more.
However, this year I wanted to bring the whole of the business together, along with their families for a special surprise I’ve been planning, with the help of my fantastic PA Ascia, for some time now. This December, the MID Group team will take over the Trafford Centre Odeon to watch a festive film together with family, friends and colleagues. It’s our way of giving back for all the effort put in across the business this year.
All in all, giving your workforce a bit of reward and recognition at this time of year spreads a positive message, boosts morale and breeds excitement for what the new year will bring. In my opinion, it’s vitally important.
What are you doing to engage your employees this festive season?
Until the next edition of The CEO Files…