Rewarding Painting And Decorating Students In Honour Of Carl Richardson

What better way to celebrate life than passing forward kindness. Brewers were honoured to be able to support this sentiment with the donation of a £250 voucher to East Kent College in memory of painter and decorator, Carl Richardson.

Carl lost his life in 2018 and his sister, Stephanie, has been fundraising ever since. Carl attended East Kent College’s painting and decorating course before starting his career, working for PDC Painting & Decorating Ltd whose owner, Phil, spoke very highly of Carl as a decorator and a lovely human being. 

Stephanie is exceptionally passionate about fundraising, so when she approached Brewers to find a way to support current East Kent College students, Area Development Manager, Shayne McCosh, agreed to support her as best we could. Stephanie has since raised £1,340 for the college, giving £500 in Brewers vouchers to several of the best performing decorating students and the rest to the college for Mirka equipment. 

Stephanie said: “The money raised has gone to students that show exceptional skill, determination, effort and competency as selected by their tutor. The money has been received in way of a Brewers voucher to help set them up with the tools, equipment and so forth that they may need to get into the industry that they have studied for. People need opportunities and they need to be recognised, I hope this may do this. Carl loved his job, he was a perfectionist, he was hard working, and it was what he was good at. He didn’t enjoy school or academics but thrived in the painting and decorating world. He liked working with others who also took pride in their work. I hope there are some ready for a new term at college to whom, in Carl’s legacy, can benefit from these vouchers and begin a career to which they will thrive and enjoy.”

We love being able to support painters and decorators of the future and it’s great to see how Carl’s memory is being kept alive through his sister’s kindness. 

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