The team based in Nailsworth asked their live-in carers to join them by making a cake and selling it to support the company’s adopted charity, Homes In Zimbabwe (HIZ).
Dozens got out the mixing bowls and cooked up everything from pecan pie to a gateau that looked like a hamburger.
Leading the team effort was Corinium Care’s Director of Care Services Clare Janik who said cake-baking was a way in which carers, staff and clients could all join in.
“A lot of our live-in carers are with clients all over the country, so this is a good way of including them in a team effort,” she said. “They’ve more than risen to the challenge and when it comes to their weekly support call, cakes are often mentioned!”
Corinium Care chose to support HIZ because many of its 800 registered live-in carers come from Zimbabwe. The charity provides food and medicine to the elderly who are struggling because of the collapse of the economy in Zimbabwe.
In the last 18 months, staff have done a sponsored bike ride, organised a fitness day and sent a truck load of medical equipment to Zimbabwe. They are now collecting equipment to fill a second truck and fundraising to cover the shipping costs.
Corinium Care, based in George Street, Nailsworth, specialises in providing 24-hour live-in care for the elderly and infirm. It has recruitment offices in New Zealand, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Anyone who wants to support HIZ can do so at http://www.justgiving.com/Corinium-Care