STAFF at Orange took thousands of calls for Comic Relief and also raised a record amount of money through their own fundraising efforts.
For the first time, three Orange communication centres took calls on Friday in North Tyneside, Peterlee and Plymouth.
North-East workers took a total of 10,126 calls, raising more than £269,000 for the charity.
Orange workers, including those at Darlington, did their bit as well by taking part in a range of activities from leg waxing to sumo wrestling. Their efforts paid off with a total of more £10,000 being raised.
"As always, our employees have risen to the challenge and have raised a phenomenal amount of money for Comic Relief," said Karen Ingham, head of the Darlington centre.
"Throughout the year staff raise money for a range of charities and worthy causes and I must thank them for their efforts.
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