Gavin Cogdon, Great Annual Savings Health and Wellbeing Manager, is attempting a 24-hour burpee world record. The gruelling challenge will raise money to fund health and wellbeing programmes in County Durham and Sunderland’s most disadvantaged communities. Pushing himself both mentally and physically, Gavin, has been training to complete a full
GF Community Foundation is proud to be delivering a “Summer of Sport” for children and young people through a major investment. The £8,000 project will provide more than 1,000 children with affordable, quality and safe sporting activities for a total of 3,000 hours. The Foundation will partner with local sports
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) is proud once again to be the principal partner of Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC) for the 2021/22 season. The continuation of the partnership will see the GAS brand once more emblazoned on the front of club’s famous red and white shirt, as well as
Kicking off their work within the local community, the GF Community Foundation has been granting wishes to primary and secondary schools within the local area.
Following our recent news article about the sponsorship of Hetton Lyons Cricket Club, another local grassroots sport project has been delivered through Great Annual Saving and the GF Community Foundation.
One of the first targeted community projects to be delivered through the GF Community Foundation is a £20,000 grant and sponsorship of Hetton Lyons Cricket Club, a long-standing grassroots sports club with over 225 children, players and coaches.
The GF (Groves Family) Community Foundation, a new charity restoring hope and support across the North East is officially launching today, with a commitment to employing local people to make a difference within their communities.
About Paul
Paul Johnson is very much a home-grown talent.
He joined Great Annual Savings Group in its infancy, fresh from a youth career as a professional footballer with Hartlepool United. He quickly established a reputation within the business and aced all required accountancy qualifications in the space of four years to become the Group’s Management Accountant.
Several successful projects later, Paul was promoted to Head of Finance. When the former FD left GAS, he took on the mantle of the business’ most senior finance professional; boasting a string of incredible achievements all under the age of 30.
