Peter Pan coins released to commemorate 90 years of supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital

The special collection has been produced by The Westminster Collection in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) to help support the hospital and includes six legal tender Isle of Man 50p coins, each featuring a well-known character and quote from Barrie’s story. The illustrations on the coins were first produced for the 2007 Oxford University Press Edition of Peter Pan and have been donated by David Wyatt for this special collaboration. To celebrate the coins being launched, an event was held at the Tower Mint on…

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Volunteer Scotland & The Open University create ‘Involving Volunteers’

Volunteer Scotland has joined forces with The Open University to create Involving Volunteers, a digital learning module aimed at improving the volunteering journey. The new course, officially launched today (Friday 7 June), is a first-time collaboration between Scotland’s National Centre for Volunteering and the OU’s Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL). Dr James Rees, Director of the CVSL, says: “The course covers all of the essential things organisations should consider to ensure volunteers have a positive volunteering experience. Volunteers contribute a massive amount to our society, so it’s vital that organisations…

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KLM seeks co-operation for sustainable aviation

With an open letter published on 29 June 2019, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has reached out to stakeholders in aviation to join forces in the development of sustainable solutions for the industry. Under the banner ‘Fly Responsibly’, KLM invites airlines, partners, customers and employees alike, to share in KLM’s existing sustainability practices and tools, and provide KLM with their respective insights in return. The aviation industry accounts for 2 to 3 percent of the man-made CO2 emissions in the world. Due to growing population, trade and wealth, this percentage may…

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Getty Images awards $20,000 LGBTQ+ Stories Creative Bursary to three emerging photographers as part of broader effort to encourage diverse, inclusive storytelling

Getty Images, has named three recipients of its bi-annual global Creative Bursary, titled LGBTQ+ Stories, with each photographer receiving one-time grants of $10,000, $7,000 and $3,000, for first, second and third place respectively.  As part of Getty Images’ global mission aimed at moving the world with images, the Bursary endeavors to elevate the work of emerging creatives, as well as foster a more visually-inclusive world, by encouraging artists to use their talents to create inclusive visual stories. For the first time, the latest Getty Images Creative Bursary centered its focus…

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YOU BUY ONE, WE GIVE ONE: Asda and Warburtons launch new promotion that donates food to charity with every sale

In a first of its kind collaboration, Asda and Warburtons are launching a ‘You Buy One, We Give One’ promotion, which will donate food to charities without any additional cost to customers. The trial, on selected Warburtons products available at Asda, means for every participating item purchased by customers, another Warburtons product will be donated on their behalf to the food redistribution charity FareShare.   The initiative is expected to result in over 1 million products being donated to FareShare, which will distribute the food to local charities including foodbanks,…

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