Charity Partnership reaches £1m target – two years ahead of schedule

Leading children’s charity Action for Children and transport group FirstGroup announced today that they have reached their £1 million partnership target just over a year into a three-year project. The funds raised provide mental health support for vulnerable and disadvantaged children across the UK. FirstGroup colleagues cycled, skipped, baked and even sky-dived to fundraise for Action for Children, in addition to corporate donations and the commercial value of gift in kind advertising space on FirstGroup’s bus and rail networks helping to meet the target. With one in eight children suffering…

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Action for Children tops employee vote to become FirstGroup’s next £1m charity partner

Children’s charity Action for Children is set to become the new national partner of transport operator FirstGroup. The two organisations will form a three-year partnership potentially worth around £1 million in cash, fundraising, and the commercial value of gifts in kind. Action for Children was chosen following a ballot of thousands of employees and will be the main beneficiary of FirstGroup’s corporate responsibility activities across its UK businesses; First Bus, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, South Western Railway and TransPennine Express. The partnership is a key part of the company’s…

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