Sitel’s Newcastle-based customer experience centre has donated over £7,600 to the local Marie Curie hospice, following a highly successful fundraising initiative.

The donation was large enough to cover the hospice’s operations for a whole day, supporting patients with terminal illnesses through specialist nursing care and a growing outpatient programme.

Charlotte Campbell, community fundraiser for the North East and Cumbria for Marie Curie, said: “This is a fantastic donation from a leading employer in the Newcastle area. The response from Sitel was amazing and the donation will go a long way towards maintaining the care and support our patients rely on.”

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