Month: December 2017

Grey London & M&S Paddington Ad Turned into a Book To Raise Money for the NSPCC

Stuart Mitchell

When Paddington arrived in London he was alone and afraid. But the Browns took care of him and made him realise people loved him for who he was; even though he wasn’t like anyone else he still felt at home.   The Childline service, provided by the NSPCC, helps thousands of children every day. Children who feel different; who feel that they don’t fit in.  Each with their own unique set of worries.  That’s why Paddington has brought one of his favourite charities –  Childline – together with Mark & Spencer,…

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Mazda Celebrates #GivingTuesday Through Recommitment to Mazda Drive for Good® Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Building on four years of donations and over 30 years’ worth of volunteer hours completed, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced they will recommit to their annual charity programme, Mazda Drive for Good®, in 2018. In its fifth year, MNAO will provide monetary donations to four national charities and 42 local charities, meeting a $5 million commitment to the communities in which it does business. Additionally, in 2018, MNAO employees and dealers will spend 50,000 hours of time volunteering in their local communities. “Our Mazda Drive for Good program started…

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The Vitamin Shoppe Partners with Vitamin Angels on Bi-Annual Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

On Giving Tuesday, November 28th, The Vitamin Shoppe®, an omni-channel, specialty retailer and manufacturer of nutritional products, and long-time charitable partner of the charity, Vitamin Angels has launched its bi-annual fundraising campaign to end malnutrition.  The two organizations have been working together for more than 10 years to raise awareness and provide life-changing vitamins to mothers and children in the US and around the world. This year, The Vitamin Shoppe stores nationwide will enhance its fundraising capabilities by enlisting the help of customers through its Community Mission to End Malnutrition…

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Charities say thanks for #GivingTuesday

Stuart Mitchell

#GivingTuesday has been a great success this year, and here are some of the tweets from the charities who have benefitted. Cancer Research UK Maybe you signed up to volunteer, maybe you donated, or maybe you visited your local shop. Whatever you did on #GivingTuesday, @CRUKHorshamWest want to say thanks! pic.twitter.com/H5CFTNfmvP — Cancer Research UK (@CR_UK) November 28, 2017 Fareshare Shout out for all who participated in #NationalGivingDay If you haven't volunteered already, you can still help @FareShareUK by donating food on Thurs 30th, Fri 1st & Sat 2nd in…

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The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge17 Launches

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Give is the UK’s biggest online match funding platform, responsible for the #ChristmasChallenge17. Last year the #ChristmasChallenge16 raised over £7.2m for 332 charities in just 7 days. This year they have beaten that so far with £7,526,696 raised by Saturday the 1st. £1,007,277.5 was raised in the first 5 minutes. This year, they are working with nearly 550 charities (nearly 200 more than last year). They are set to smash the total funds raised this year with over £6,805,466 raised already within 72 hours. The Big Give was founded in…

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