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Paul is a timber dealer who is married with 2 children. He began his business 8 years ago by selling scrap timber and later moved on and purchased logging machines. He looks forward to being an exporter and importer of timber and timber products in the future. The extra income from this loan will enable Paul to educate and feed his children.

Maria lives with her 2 sons and her father. She is also taking care of her 3 nieces because their mother, her sister, died four months ago. Her business involves the sale of antojitos (snacks) including roasted bananas and empanadas. The loan will help her stock her business. Maria’s goal is for her business to be prosperous so that she can help the entire family and cover household expenses.

We wish Paul and Maria all the best from all of us at Mash Towers and a very Happy Christmas.

Watch this space for next month’s Kiva story.

We are about to embark on a 7-city Recruitment Drive and we are on the look-out for fantastic Brand Ambassadors & Event Managers across the UK – we’re looking to balance the male/female ratio on our books so these interview are just for the chaps – any ladies waiting to come on board, not to worry, we’ll be in touch early next year.

Any current Mashers who want to recommend a male friend or colleague to join us, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

NEXT STEP

No need to call in about this, have a look at the interview dates below simply email chrissyd@mashmarketing.co.uk to let her know which interview slot you are able to attend (give first and second choices for time for your preferred city), and she’ll respond to let you know which slot we can confirm. We look forward to meeting you to get involved with our award winning agency!

Please have a good look at our website for info on the kind of campaigns we work on and what it takes to become a successful MASHER!

The interview dates, times and locations are as follows ::

MONDAY 5th DECEMBER :: BRISTOL : 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm

TUESDAY 6th DECEMBER :: BOURNEMOUTH : 11am, 12pm, 1pm

THURSDAY 8th DECEMBER :: EDINBURGH : 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm

FRIDAY 9th DECEMBER :: BIRMINGHAM : 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm

SATURDAY 10th DECEMBER :: MANCHESTER : 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm

MONDAY 12th DECEMBER :: LONDON : 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm

TUESDAY 13th DECEMBER :: LONDON : 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm

FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER :: NEWCASTLE : 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.30pm

Please contact our UK Brand Champion Chrissy either via our dedicated Recruitment FB page or via email to get booked in.

We look forward to welcoming you on board.

(MASH would like to thank all applicants waiting to join our books for their patience)

Cheers,

Greg

Gregory Mason

Talent Director

Mash Marketing Ltd.

For the October entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen the hard working Jerry from the Philippines.

Jerry is 36 years old, he is married with 3 young children. Jerry is married to a loving housewife named Marites. This couple did not have the opportunity to enter college level of education because their parents had no capacity to send them to school. Thus, Jerry and his wife are working hard together to provide the best opportunity for their children.

Jerry runs a hog raising business. He started out 10 years ago with just two piglets and raised them. Now, Jerry has eight pigs to grow. He loves this business because, as he says, this serves as a source of income for the family aside from farming. He is looking buy another two piglets to help grow his business.

We wish him all the best from all of us at Mash Towers.

Watch this space for next month’s Kiva story.

During this time I worked alongside a paediatric heart surgeon, Dr Jothi. It was during this time I came across a local mother and baby Nihidi aged only 8 months old. Nihidi had been diagnosed at birth with a hole in her heart that could only be corrected by open heart surgery. Upon diagnosis of a heart problem the father left the mother and the mother who worked as a cleaner in a house earning around £650 per year, could not afford the life-saving surgery.

The mother was so distressed she told her employee who was a doctor (who knew my surgeon) that her baby was going to die. Her employee was shocked and made an appointment for the mother to see Dr Jothi for free. The mother arrived and having not eaten for days to save money and having sold literally all of her possessions including cutlery emptied only 1/5th of the required fee onto the table in small change, begging for the surgery to be done. By this time Nihidi was so ill that Dr Jothi said she needed surgery within the next two weeks and if the money could not be found then Nihidi would likely die.

I was so moved by this scenario I could not stand still, I needed to find a further £900 just to cover the basic medicine and cost of the bed. As a student, I could not afford this myself so I thought about who to ask for for help and after contacting many friends and family, I wondered if MASH might help. I e-mailed Greg who generously offered £200, £100 from MASH and £100 from Dylan, towards helping Nihidi. I was so excited and grateful as I knew the mother would be, it felt like one step closer to saving at least one child. Unfortunately having brought NIhidi into hospital she caught a chest infection and measles and became too sick for surgery.

The same day that Dr Jothi told me that he didn’t feel Nihidi would survive surgery now, another 18 month old baby girl, Anjeli came to the hospital. Anjeli had been born in a very backward state in India and had been taken to hospital when she was one year old as her mother felt she was breathless. The doctor diagnosed a heart problem but that there was nothing the parents could do about it. Therefore Anjeli was referred to a nursing home where her parents were told Anjeli could die quietly. For the next six months Anjeli fought on and all of their savings and money from selling most of their possessions were spent on nursing care (a total of £810).

When their money ran out her parents were asked to take Anjeli home to die. Her parents were so distraught by the idea of losing their daughter that they returned to the hospital and begged the doctor to refer Anjeli to someone who could cure her. She was then sent to Apollo hospital, the only hospital in the area possibly capable of performing the necessary surgery.

When Anjeli arrived she was severely breathless and her parents had no money making surgery nigh impossible. Almost immediately the surgeon decided to waive his surgical fees as well as the anaesthetist and cardiology fees. Dr Jothi made a donation himself as he felt Anjeli and her family were so desperate. I decided that it would be best perhaps to offer the money that had been donated for Nihidi to Anjeli as it was still an opportunity to save a young girls life who otherwise would have died. Anjeli was seen on Friday by Dr Jothi and operated on on the following Tuesday. After surgery I watched her being taken off the ventilator and moved to the paediatric ward where her mother sat with her every minute she could between having to work as a cleaner. Anjeli recovered very well from her surgery and was walking around normally when she was discharged – something she had been too breathless to do beforehand.

Upon revealing to her parents that I had been responsible for gathering funding for their daughter the father and grandfather dropped to my feet thanking me in the middle of the corridor. It was very emotional and I truly have never seen such a grateful family. Anjeli is now doing well at home and is due for follow-up in 2 months time. I cannot thank MASH and Dylan enough for helping Anjeli so readily and giving her the chance to live as a normal, healthy little girl. The support MASH has provided me with has gone well beyond that I could have expected from any employee and I will be forever grateful to you. Thank you.

Nalini Sethia.

For the September entrepreneur of the month, we have chosen the lovely Habiba from Tajikistan.

Habiba prides herself on being a businesswoman and has been for the last two years. She has a family business that her daughter assists with and which centres around buying and selling dishware. Habiba is married with 4 children but as her husband now works in Russia she is left to look after the family and maintain the businesss single-handedly. Quite the juggling act! The loan provided through Kiva will help Habiba to expand her business to improve her family’s quality of life.

We wish Habiba all the best from all of us at Mash Towers.

Watch this space for next month’s Kiva story.

Last night saw the Annual Field Marketing & Brand Experience Awards at the Marriott Hotel in Mayfair. GOLD prize came to Mash in the way of the top prize for our very own and dearly held Tom Dyer.

Tom has been with Mash since day dot. and his commitment, passion and love have never wavered. Tom – we salute you and it is only right that someone who flies the flag highest like you do for MASH should collect this tremendous accolade.

Huge mention goes to the team of Mash Hosts and Hostesses on the evening - led by the wonderful Dave Cutler.  They beautifully and professionally ensured all the guests were well looked after and that the award ceremony went like clockwork. You all looked fantastic guys.

Left to right we have;  Back Row – Lauren, Laura, Sophie, Matt, Laura and Iskra, Front Row – Dave, Ollie and Chris.

GO MASH AND ROLL ON NEXT YEAR!

Top Top Effort.

MASH have won the top prize in the Staffing category at this year’s Cogs.

The Cogs Awards, now in its second year, are voted for by brands and agencies through a confidential and anonymous voting system online.

This year included a second round of judging where the nominated companies were judged on submitted entries and the number of votes they received in the first round nominations. The judging panel included leading promotional marketers from the IPM, DMA and leading agencies.

On hand to collect the top prize were our very own Mashers Supreme – Davinia and Maddie who capped off a fantastic day by bringing the trophy and a few bottles of champagne back to Mash Towers for some raucous Friday celebrations!

Matt Sullivan, publisher of Promotional Marketing magazine, says: “The competition was tough this year; we had 1,300 people cast thousands more votes online for over 350 companies and individuals. Introducing the second round of judging really highlighted the quality and the creativity of the work that marketing services companies put into bringing marketing campaigns to life.”

The Institute of Promotional Marketing and Promotional Marketing magazine launched the Marketing Service Awards in 2010 to recognise the hard work by service partners to implement great marketing campaigns.

A full list of winners can be seen below and pictures from the event can be found at the COGS website http://www.cogs-awards.co.uk/gallery

After some fantastic snacks, it was down to the serious business of the Mash Movie…and boy did we kick off with a bang!

Wasteland is an immense film/documentary -

“An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves”

We highly recommend!

http://www.wastelandmovie.com/

We cannot wait for Mash Movie Night Part 2…