Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!
Daniel Owen nets a sponsorship with the Panthers
Built environment specialist recruiter Daniel Owen is sponsoring the Panthers Elite Netball Club (above), supporting talented female athletes aged 7-18 across Surrey and Hampshire. The partnership provides essential kit and support as all the teams look to boost their presence during competitions. Daniel Owen CEO Karl Burnett regularly attends weekend matches, and the company has plans for joint charity events throughout the year.

L-r: Cindy Mason-Morris (Armed Forces partnership officer), councillor Fiona Doran, Peter Heap, Adrian Payne (Armed Forces champion for Telford Mind) and Steven Franklin, Jonathan Lee Recruitment

Veterans café gets boosts from Heap’s Wrekin challenge
Peter Heap, a principal recruitment consultant at Jonathan Lee Recruitment (JLR), has handed over a cheque for £3,760 to Telford Mind’s Veterans’ Café after completing the Wrekin 100 Challenge. As an Armed Forces Covenant Champion and a veteran himself, The Wrekin 100 Challenge saw Peter take on a gruelling hike, scaling the 1,334ft Wrekin Hill in Shropshire 100 times during 2024, raising funds and awareness for the cause. JLR gave £2k of the donation, so well done Pete and JLR!

Pineapple Recruitment gives Easter treat to foodbank
Staff from Midland-based recruitment firm Pineapple Recruitment, which specialises in providing staff for the hospitality and catering industries, donated more than 200 Easter eggs to Worcester Foodbank for local children to enjoy over the Easter break.

Acorn staff smash walking goal for Cancer Research
Recruiter Acorn by Synergie has smashed its goal of walking 1m steps in March to raise funds for Cancer Research UK (CRUK). The team of 21 employees surpassed the target by a massive 4m steps through walking, running and jogging. Along with other fundraising activities undertaken this year, the team has raised £7,514 for CRUK, supporting life-saving research into cancer prevention, treatment and care.
Image credit | Daniel Owen | Jonathan Lee Recruitment
