CSR: Laisterdyke Business College, Doncaster Sheffield Community Fund, Yorkshire Air Ambulance,

ACCOUNTANTS at Hentons have been helping business students at Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College in Bradford.

Four accountants from the firm have been mentoring a class of business students.

Waseem Khan, Aisha Parpia, Edward Hayter and Amy Reeves supported the Mosaic Business Enterprise Challenge, which aims to help students learn essential business skills.

Waseem Khan from Hentons said: “We challenged students to create and market a new product. In the process they learn about key business issues such as finance, sales, marketing and production. We had a great class where the students were really engaged with the challenge, hopefully we’ve inspired some future entrepreneurs.”

Yorkshire schools took part in the challenge and the winners will take part in a national grand final, with the chance to win £3,000 for the school and £500 for their own business idea.

Mosaic is a charitable organisation founded by HRH The Prince of Wales.

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YORKSHIRE’S Doncaster Sheffield Airport has launched a Community Investment Fund to help projects in the Sheffield City Region.

The airport has set aside £5,000 for the fund. It is inviting community projects and organisations to bid for money to help them improve the local area.

Kellie Naylor, environment and community officer for Doncaster Sheffield Airport, said: “We are delighted to be launching Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s 2016 Community Investment Fund.

“In previous years we’ve assisted many groups ranging from community centres needing new disabled access to tree planning schemes and training for scout groups.
“The main aim of the fund is to help to improve the local environment and community that the airport serves.

“We hope to hear from organisations who are looking for small pots of money to help them to make a difference this year.”

Steve Gill, managing director of Doncaster Sheffield Airport said: “Over the past ten years we have worked closely with our local communities and have worked with many local organisations to help to make a positive difference.”

Since the airport opened in 2005 over £15,000 has been awarded to range of projects bringing lasting benefits to the community.

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STORAGE firm Armadillo, based in Sheffield, is providing storage to the rapid response emergency charity Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The business, part of the Big Yellow Group, has provided units to store equipment.

Armadillo Storage Manager Ed Taylor said: “The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is such a worthy cause and we are delighted to support the charity in this way.”

Yorkshire Air Ambulance serves 5 million people across Yorkshire and has carried more than 6,400 people in its 15-year history.

The independent charity relies on the generosity of individuals and organisations across the region and has to raise £12,000 every day – equivalent to £4.4 million a year – to keeps its two aircraft flying.

South Yorkshire Regional Fundraiser Sam Silverwood said: “We are extremely grateful to Armadillo Storage. Giving us free storage is a real help and means our volunteers attending and supporting fundraising events can get what they need when they need it.”