PRESS RELEASE: All in a day’s work
John Masefield Cheshire Home residents get dining room makeover and a clearer stream bank thanks to Tessella employees.
Tessella employees ready to get stuck in
Oxford, UK | 25 August 2009. Tessella were once again out in full force for their annual community day and this year Tessella employees volunteered to help the John Masefield Cheshire Home in Burcot, Oxfordshire.
Tessella were set the task of clearing a mound of nettles and rubble, clearing away an overgrown area near a stream and painting the dining room.
Martin Waugh, consultant at Tessella and organisor of the day said: “It was fantastic to see how everyone worked so hard.”
Martin Waugh added: “Not only were Tessella contributing to the community but it also proved to be a perfect team-building day with a difference.”
Gail Crowther, volunteer co-ordinator at John Masefield Cheshire Home, said: “We are thrilled with the work that Tessella did and are very impressed with their organisational skills – with such a professional job done in such a short time.”
Tessella would like to thank Homebase, Abingdon for help in supplying paint and tools and Chilton Waste for help in supplying the skips.
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About Tessella
For decades, Tessella has been successfully delivering IT and consulting services to world leaders in R&D, science and engineering. We enable our clients in life sciences, energy, the public sector, and consumer industries to achieve a wide range of objectives, including, forecasting floods, developing fusion power, enhancing military sensor capability, improving drug discovery and development efficiency, and reducing risk to health and the environment in the extraction and production of oil and gas. With offices in Europe and North America, global companies rely on Tessella for business critical assignments.
Further information is available at www.tessella.com
About John Masefield Cheshire Home
John Masefield House is a registered home for 22 severely disabled adults aged 30’s to early 60’s. There is also a day centre attached to the site which caters 3 days a week for disabled people living at home.
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Christina Tealdi | Marketing Communications & PR Executive
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