Freightliner Donates to 'Story Book'

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• 4th April 2009
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Freightliner continued its charitable giving scheme with a donation to a new initiative run by volunteers at the Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton in Somerset.

Ian Hewitson, a driver for Heavy Haul nominated the "Story Book" charity to receive a donation based on his links with the Royal Navy where he served for 22 years and where he continues to be a reservist.

The donation of £1,000 will be used to purchase digital recording equipment so that when on long tours of duty overseas servicemen and women will have the opportunity to record bedtime stories for their children at home. At Yeovilton, volunteers edit the recordings, add sound effects and transfer them to a CD, which is then given to the children to play at bedtime.

Although still in its infancy, demand for the scheme is immense and the Navy base are currently building their resources and equipment, whilst also appealing for more volunteers to come forward to help make the operation a success.

Freightliner, represented by Ian Hewitson and Heavy Haul Managing Director Paul Smart, presented the cheque to The Reverend Ron Martin, the Chaplaincy Team Leader for the Royal Navy Base.

During the presentation Paul said, "This is a creative and original scheme to improve the lives of children separated from parents for months at a time.

As a father of young children, I know how settling it is for my kids to have me read them a bedtime story a few times each week. The children of service personnel can miss out badly whilst parents are away on long tours of duty. I am proud that Freightliner is contributing to such an unusual and worthy cause"

Lt Cdr Rob Stephens, Media Ops Officer with the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) based at RNAS Yeovilton said, "The Story Book project has had an extremely positive effect on the children of CHF personnel that are deployed on Operations in Afghanistan. This tremendously generous donation from Freightliner will ensure its continued success."

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