Day: 10 July 2020

Dave and CALM put smiles on faces

Stuart Mitchell

On your masks, get set, go! Dave and the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) have teamed up once again and created a set of facemasks which are being sold to help raise money for CALM’s life-saving services.   The masks were originally a post for Dave’s social feeds but people quickly asked where they could buy one – leading Dave to talk to CALM about making the masks a reality. Designed by Dave’s senior social editor Aaron Gillies and CALM’s in-house design team, the reusable and washable masks read “If you…

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Vodafone and Barnardo’s ‘Great British Tech Appeal’ now open to businesses

Stuart Mitchell

‘The Great British Tech Appeal’, launched by Vodafone and Barnardo’s in May, is now open to businesses. From today, any business can donate five or more unwanted smartphones and tablets for redistribution to disadvantaged children, families and the charity workers who support them. Vodafone will cover the cost of collections, repackaging and redistribution and will provide six months free connectivity for every device. In addition to providing devices to Barnardo’s, the Appeal is also supporting the British Red Cross and domestic abuse charity SafeLives. The Great British Tech Appeal is…

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Amazon Funds Urban Greening Program to Increase Climate-Resilience of German Cities

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced a €3.75 million commitment to The Nature Conservancy in an effort to reduce climate change risks and increase species biodiversity in three German cities. The initial project is in Berlin’s Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district. Learnings will be applied in two other German locations, and then shared across other European cities. With this, Amazon is recognizing the urgency of the climate crisis and its impacts on urban communities. The announcement follows The Climate Pledge, the company’s commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040. Amazon’s commitment will fund The Nature…

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The Big Issue Group and Big Issue Foundation report over £400,000 dispersed to over 1,600 vendors as result of urgent appeal to support vendors in wake of Covid crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The Big Issue Group and The Big Issue Foundation have issued an update on their appeal launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis whilst Big Issue vendors have been unable to sell on the streets. The organisations, who have worked closely together since lockdown was announced, have today confirmed that to date The Big Issue staff have supported over 1,600 vendors across the UK and over £400,000 has been dispersed in the form of food vouchers, meter top-ups and other emergency aid to support vendors through this crisis. Not only…

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Tesco to fund allergy research through sales of Free From products

Stuart Mitchell

As part of a new partnership, Tesco donated 10p from the sale of every Tesco Free From product to the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, during World Allergy Week (28 June – 4 July).  The proceeds of the campaign will help fund research into allergies. The Foundation was set up by the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse who died in 2016 after an allergic reaction to sesame in a baguette. Its aim is to fund and support pioneering allergy research and bring about positive change. Last year, the Foundation successfully lobbied for…

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