Tag: Save The Children

Paypal join with C4, Aardman and 8 charities for a Turkey Dash

Stuart Mitchell

PayPal has joined forces with Aardman and Channel 4 for a unique Christmas campaign that will boost donations to eight of the UK’s most loved charities. Turkey Dash saw an elite field of CGI turkeys – one representing each charity – take part in a fun, animated race powered by online donations. The more donations a charity receives, the faster its turkey ran. The videos from the campaign have been revealed, including Scarlett Moffatt’s transformation into an Aardman character. Scarlett is seen helping the turkeys with their training regime, and…

Read More

Arsène Wenger Talks Tactics For The Festive Season

Stuart Mitchell

In Arsenal’s latest training session at the club’s London Colney training centre, exclusive footage shows Arsène Wenger talking through new tactics for the festive season. He can be heard calling in first team players Alexandre Lacazette, Rob Holding and Calum Chambers, “come in, get closer”, to offer a never-seen-before team talk. Arsène Wenger exclaims: “We have been through this. First, we cross, then we weave.” The players can be seen repeating the Boss’ advice like a mantra before it’s revealed that he is, in fact, talking about knitting. Arsène Wenger…

Read More

BVLGARI Renews its Commitment to Save the Children for Three More Years and Launches Its #SeeMyWish Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

BVLGARI is proud to announce for the holiday season 2017, a dedicated #SeeMyWish campaign and video to share on social media. Launched worldwide on Universal Children’s Day (November 20th) and initiated by celebrities, Bulgari will donate $1 to Save the Children every time someone shares the film or a closed-eyes wish selfie on social media. Learn more at www.bulgari.com/int/seemywish. The contribution to Save the Children – the leading charity for children in need – has reached $70 million. Since 2009, Bulgari and Save the Children have partnered to help the…

Read More

600,000 Rohingya children could be in Bangladesh by the end of the year

Stuart Mitchell

Save the Children warn that more than 600,000 Rohingya children could be in Bangladesh by the end of the year as demand for humanitarian assistance outstrips supply Host communities and relief agencies are struggling to cope with the enormous demand for food, shelter and other assistance in Bangladesh’s southern district of Cox’s Bazar, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas have fled to in the past three weeks. The mass displacement follows an alarming escalation of violence in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, where there have been disturbing reports of homes being…

Read More

‘Made in Britain, Dropped on Children’ – Save the Children release new film

Stuart Mitchell

British actor Dominic West has lent his voice to a provocative new film from Save the Children, highlighting the role of the UK Government in fuelling the devastating war in Yemen by approving arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other states fighting there. The 60-second film, Made in Britain, is shot in the style of a glamourous high street advertising campaign, set to the rising score of Elgar’s Nimrod. Smooth, beautifully lit shots of a racing green shape emerge in silhouette from the darkness.  Intricate details of a highly engineered…

Read More