Tag: charity

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

Stuart Mitchell

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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Charity Festival to support The Teenage Wilderness Trust & Charlie Waller Memorial Trust

Stuart Mitchell

Henley Festival (11-15 July 2018) has announced it will support two local charities in 2018: The Teenage Wilderness Trust and the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust, continuing its 35-year tradition of supporting local charities. The celebrated music, comedy, arts and food festival will support both charities in 2018, which are each based in Henley-on-Thames. Dedicated to supporting young people with depression, and encouraging discussions around mental health, the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust was set up in memory of a young man who took his own life whilst suffering from depression. The…

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Co-op To Serve Up 100,000 Meals This Christmas As It Tops 3 Million Milestone

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op has pledged to provide 100,000 meals to vulnerable people in the run-up to Christmas through its partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare. The move follows news that since 2013, the community retailer has supplied almost 1,300 tonnes – enough to provide over 3,085,000 meals to those in need – by redistributing surplus food through its UK-wide network of nine depots. Meat, fruit, vegetables, ready meals and chilled items are all passed to FareShare who then allocate it to local charities and community groups so they can provide balanced…

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Celebrity storytelling events at John Lewis stores in Leeds and London to raise money for Barnardo’s

Stuart Mitchell

Celebrity storytelling sessions about the heart-warming tale of Moz The Monster from the 2017 John Lewis Christmas advert are being held in aid of the UK’s leading children’s charity Barnardo’s. This coming Saturday, 16th December, award-winning children’s author, poet and voiceover artist Christina Gabbitas will be reading the lovable tale at the John Lewis shop in the Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds from 1pm to 3pm. On Saturday 23rd December, Escape To The Country host and former Newsround presenter Sonali Shah will be at Peter Jones in Sloane Square,…

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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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