Cala Homes (West) has handed over £2,850 to Kilbryde Hospice as part of its roof donation pledge at its popular Jackton development.
To celebrate the launch of Sequoia Meadows in Jackton in 2021, the award-winning homebuilder pledged to support Kilbryde Hospice with a ‘roof donation’ for the completion of every home.
Now two years on, with many residents now living in the new South Lanarkshire community, Cala has handed over its first cheque to the local hospice.
The ‘roof donation’ scheme sees Cala pledge to donate £50 for every legal completion of a home at Sequoia Meadows, which is only a short drive away from Kilbryde Hospice.
The funds will go towards supporting the charity’s ongoing services where they provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to those with debilitating, life-limiting and progressive illness as well as supporting their patient’s families and carers.
Liana Canavan, Sales and Marketing Director at Cala Homes (West), said: “The work Kilbryde Hospice do for those in the Jackton and East Kilbride community, and further afield, is incredible and invaluable to those in the hospice and their families.
“Our ‘roof donation’ partnership gives us the opportunity to help and support where help is needed and drip feed funds throughout the lifetime of our development allowing the team at Kilbryde Hospice to channel the donations to their most urgent projects at any given time.
“It also gives buyers the opportunity to benefit a worthy local cause with the donation coming from Cala on their behalf which is a lovely bonus.”
Gordon McHugh, Chief Executive at Kilbryde Hospice, said: “Cala Homes (West) is a natural choice for Kilbryde to partner up with. With the Sequoia Meadows development directly on our doorstep it demonstrates Cala’s commitment to bring meaningful value to the community by investing in supporting local needs. With Kilbryde Hospice being at the centre of the community we are truly grateful to the support we are receiving.”
Gordon and Claire Crawford, Assistant Fundraising & Commercial Manager at Kilbryde Hospice, visited the Sequoia Meadows development to meet with the Cala team including Sales Consultant, Sarah Falconer.
Sarah added: “It was a delight to meet up with Gordon and Claire once again, and to find out more about where the funding will go and how it will help the hospice. I was really proud to be able to hand over the sum knowing it is going to a brilliant cause very close by.”
Roof donation initiatives are also in place at Cala’s Prince’s Quay development in Glasgow city centre and at The Lawers at Balgray Gardens in Maidenhill, Newton Mearns.
For more information on Sequoia Meadows, visit www.cala.co.uk, and more information on Kilbryde Hospice, visit www.kilbrydehospice.org.uk.
Notes to Editor - Cala Group (Cala Homes and Legal & General Homes)
- Cala Group is a major UK home builder focused on building well-designed, high quality homes in prime locations throughout the South of England, the Cotswolds and Scotland.
- Cala started as the City of Aberdeen Land Association in 1875 and was the first Scottish company listed on the London Stock Market.
- Today, Cala Group is a subsidiary of Legal & General and comprises the Cala Homes and Legal & General Homes brands.
- Cala Group employs over 1,300 people across 10 offices and has around 75 live developments at any time.
- Cala was awarded the maximum 5 Star rating in the Home Builders Federation’s National New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey 2023*, for the sixth year running. The independent survey found that 95% of our customers would recommend Cala to a friend.
- In 2022 Cala Group sold 3,027 homes, resulting in a turnover of £1.3bn and profit before tax (before exceptional items and revaluations) of £169m.
- Cala is proud have Samaritans as its national charity partner. Cala’s support will help to ensure that Samaritans can continue to be there for anyone who is struggling to cope. In turn, Samaritans provides training to help equip Cala’s staff – as well as employees of its subcontractors – with the skills to take care of their own wellbeing and that of their colleagues.
- Cala has made a commitment to help fight the effects of climate change on the planet by:
- Building homes that are operationally net zero carbon enabled before 2030.
- Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Scottish Government’s 2045 target and ahead of UK Government’s 2050 target.
For further information visit www.cala.co.uk or www.landghomes.com