Unitas, the award-winning repairs and maintenance company for Stoke-on-Trent City Council, has raised a whopping £8,100 for Cancer Research. 

This money has been raised through a number of fundraising efforts over the past 15 months. 

Unitas will continue to support Cancer Research until March 2023, when a new charity will be chosen for the next year's fundraising. 

Unitas have a great social responsibility; they always ensure to pay back by linking with community groups and helping wherever they can. 

The money is also always kept local within Stoke-on-Trent.

A number of contractors took part in the Potters 'Arf to raise money for Cancer Research (Unitas).

Corporate Social Responsibility Coordinator, Rachel Forster, said: "We're always doing something for somebody - where we can help we really do like to help. 

"As a company we want to be very giving and our contractors are of the same ilk, they want to give back and make a difference."

Cancer Research was chosen as Unitas' chosen charity for the year by staff who were given a list of ten potential charities to support.

Rachel said: "Lots of staff members have had family members or friends suffer with cancer so it's a charity that hits people's hearts so that's the main motivation - it's a charity that people really wanted to support."

Christmas Jumper Day 2022 (Unitas).

Since August 2021, Unitas have raised money through a number of fundraising events:

• Potter's Arf Marathon - £910
• Staff and Contractors Christmas Quiz - £467
• Christmas Jumper Day 2021 - £152
• Christmas Jumper Day 2021 - £81.80
• Easter Quiz - £80
• Richard Leyland Charity Boxing Match - £798
• 20 for 20 - £589
• Donation bag amnesty - £4,462

Mount Snowdon challenge (Unitas).

Before a new charity is chosen in March, Unitas will hold another bag amnesty where staff will fill a bag with donations to go to the Cancer Research shop in Newcastle-under-Lyme. 

During 2019/20, Unitas supported two main charities; the Douglas Macmillan Hospice and the Donna Louise and raised in excess of £2,398.