A BANK WORKER from Rhyl swapped his office computer for a trowel at a plant nursery in the name of charity.
Jackson’s Garden Centre at Trelawnyd near Rhyl donated £200 to St Kentigerns Hospice in St Asaph.
In return they secured the services of senior business manager Rod Taylor, who works for the Royal Bank of Scotland in Colwyn Bay, for a day at the start of August.
Jackson’s Garden Centre, which is a family business, includes a garden centre, retail shop and cafe.
Mr Taylor, a senior business manager, spent the day making soup, serving on the till, washing up and looking after some of the plants in the nursery.
Robert Kingham, manager of the garden centre, said: “Rod was very hands on. One minute he was serving cakes to customers in the tea room, the next he had his rubber gloves on to do the washing up. He was a good sport and was even prepared to taste-test some of our homemade cakes.
“We are keen to support local charities as much as possible so this was a great way of doing that, while getting an extra pair of hands for a day!”
The money will help St Kentigerns Hospice provide palliative care for people with life-threatening illnesses.
The scheme is part of a fundraising initiative called Back to Business where customers can hire one of the RBS team in exchange for a charitable donation.
Mr Taylor said: “To give our customers a good service we need to understand their business. This scheme lets us gets really close to our customers while supporting a good cause. A big thank you to Jackson’s for their generosity.”