Day: 27 December 2019

Gillette Partners With Youth Education Charity Football Beyond Borders, In A Commitment To Support The Next Generation Of Men

Stuart Mitchell

Gillette® has announced a new partnership with youth charity Football Beyond Borders, demonstrating its commitment to helping provide more young people with the support and inspiration they need to fulfil their potential. Football Beyond Borders was founded in 2013 and exists to change the lives of young people. The organisation recognises that there are thousands of young people who are passionate about football but are not fulfilling their potential at school. They provide long-term support built around young people’s passions for football to help them transition successfully into adulthood. Over…

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CANSA and advertising agency HelloFCB+ Urge South African men Don’t Fear the Finger

Stuart Mitchell

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in males locally and globally and it’s showing a significant increase in numbers. The problem is, for most men, there’s nothing more terrifying than going for the dreaded ‘finger check’. So much so that prostate cancer, which is highly treatable in its early stages, goes largely undetected until it’s too late. Today though, unbeknownst to most men, the first prostate exam for guys over the age of 40, can be a simple blood test, with ‘the finger’, or Digital Rectal Examination,…

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Actor Lennie James kickstarting new fundraising appeal to support Barnardo’s care leavers

Stuart Mitchell

British TV and film star Lennie James is pledging to fundraise £50,000 for Barnardo’s as part of a new appeal to help support care leavers, the children’s charity has announced.  Lennie, best known for his roles in Line of Duty and The Walking Dead, is becoming Barnardo’s first Ambassador to help represent children who are in and leaving care. The actor went into care aged 10, along with his older brother, when their mother died. They spent time in a children’s home and were later fostered, growing up in Tooting,…

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John Lewis Partnership helps break the language barrier

Stuart Mitchell

The John Lewis Partnership is helping customers feel more at home by helping them identify Partners at Waitrose and John Lewis stores that speak their language. Launching in November, the scheme will help identify the different languages that Partners speak, giving customers from different backgrounds the opportunity to engage in their native tongues. The scheme will launch with an initial 20 badges* and among others include French, Spanish, Polish, Hindi, Punjabi and Sign**, with more languages set to be added depending on demand from Partners and customers. The initiative will…

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