THE Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's Isle of Man branch has received more than £1,000 from local company Abacus.
Abacus chose the association as its charity of choice for the latest financial quarter and raised £1,052.30 through its Charity Salary Deduction Scheme.
Lorraine Boyd, a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee, explained: "The Corporate Responsibility Committee is made up of a group of staff members who organise and develop an assortment of fundraising initiatives throughout the year raising money for the charity of each quarter as well as some others in additional ad-hoc fundraising events.
"We are lucky that the staff always show interest and offer full support to any initiatives we organise consequently helping to benefit a number of worthwhile charities and projects throughout the year.
"The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is a charity that does so much work other than providing mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people.
"Their work extends to educating the general public about eye care campaigning for the rights of people with visual impairment and funding eye disease research which benefits everyone. We are more than happy to support such a worthwhile charity."
Karen Callin, committee member for the association, said: "The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has been expertly breeding and training guide dogs for over 75 years and has provided dogs to thousands of blind and partially sighted people.
"On behalf of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association I would like to thank Abacus for their kind donation which will assist us in the continuation of our work both in providing dogs to those who need them but also in delivering confidence building rehabilitation services and research activities."
The Charity Salary Deduction Scheme was formed by Abacus' Corporate Responsibility Committee in May 2008 and is available on a voluntary basis to any of its employees. The scheme offers staff the opportunity to donate a fixed amount each month for a year which is deducted from their NET salary.
At the end of each quarter all of the monthly charity salary deductions are collated and the amount of which is then matched by the company and paid to the selected charity,
