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16th October 2007

Staff raise funds for Herts Young Homeless Group

Geoff Rhodes, Network Manager at Three Valleys Water handed over a cheque for £322 to Herts Young Homeless Group’s Crashpad Mediation Scheme. The amount was raised by staff who dressed down for a day to collect money for this worthy cause.

Geoff and his wife provide welcome shelter for young teenagers for up to 21 days, who have had to leave their parental homes on a temporary basis, while mediation is offered to the young person and their family, with the aim for the young person to return to the family home, when appropriate. Geoff and his wife are one of 14 families in Hertfordshire who open their doors to vulnerable young people.

Emma McColne, Crashpad Officer at the Herts Young Homeless Group said; “This donation from staff at Three Valleys Water is really welcome, particularly as one of their employees is himself a volunteer.”

With the main office in Hatfield, Herts Young Homeless Group has projects throughout the county providing information and support for young homeless people.

For further information on the Herts Young Homeless Group contact 01707 272769.

L to R Amanda Eyett, Under 16s Mediation Co-ordinator, Geoff Rhodes, Three Valleys Water, Emma McColne, Crashpad Officer.

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For further information please contact Sue Pavey, Public Relations, tel: 01707 277110, fax: 01707 277213, website: www.3valleys.co.uk

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Three Valleys Water has been supplying water to the local community for more than 130 years and is committed to delivering a high quality water service to all its customers . It now provides over 870 million litres of water each day to three million customers, in parts of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon and parts of the London Boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, and Enfield. The supply area covers a total of 3,700 square kilometres, stretching from Luton and Royston in the north to Guildford in the south, and from Berkhamsted in the west to Dunmow in the east.

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