Thursday 8 March 2012

Charity Links 8/03/2012

Cititec are pleased to be supporting the following UK charities:
Haven House Childrens Hospice, Hackney City Farm and Toynbee Hall
For more information on this please click on: http://www.cititec.com/about-us/csr/charity-of-the-year/

CENTREPOINT SELECTED AS CREDIT SUISSE's UK CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2012

David Lloyd Leisure has joined forces with Gold Challenge, the UK’s only Olympic and Paralympic sport-based charity challenge, to launch a bespoke initiative giving members the chance to try new Olympic sports – while raising money for the children’s charity Right To Play.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9169626.htm

Yorkshire Building Society has unveiled the RNLI as its charity of the year 2012.Last year the Yorkshire Building Society raised £175,000 for The Alzheimer’s Society, its chosen charity in 2011.

Landmark Information Group (the leading provider of property related geo-spatial and environmental information) is launching a new partnership with humanitarian aid charity, MapAction, which will run throughout 2012.

BGL Group is offering their employees the opportunity to take part in a charity trek in China.
The trek, which will take place in April 2012, aims to raise over £100,000 for the insurance firm’s charity partner, Marie Curie Cancer Care.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.employeebenefits.co.uk/item/14405/23/5/3

Principality Building Society and St David’s Centre in Cardiff city centre have chosen Cancer Research Wales to be the beneficiary of a variety of fundraising activities they will hold throughout 2012.

Reeds Rain Estate Agents, based in Evesham High Street, has made Macmillan Cancer Support its charity of the year for 2012

BAQUS Construction Consultancy is pleased to announce Article 25, the UK’s leading built environment charity, as our chosen charity of the year for 2012

BVNA Charity of the Year 2012. The British Veterinary Nursing Association ( BVNA) is delighted to welcome The Retired Greyhound Trust as its Official Charity partner for 2012
For more information on this please click on: http://www.bvna.org.uk/smartweb/about-us/news-story/135

Bowel Cancer UK is absolutely delighted to have been chosen as Majestic Wine's Charity of the Year 2012


YMCA Central Herts have been chosen as The Comet Newspaper's Charity of the Year


Kent Air Ambulance has been chosen as the KentOnline Charity of The Year.
The charity, which is based in Marden near Maidstone, provides a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) for everyone living, working and travelling in the county each day.

The Carers Centre are delighted to announce that we are the chosen charity of the Year 2012 by The Chaplaincy Team East Midlands Airport.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.claspthecarerscentre.org.uk/latest?newsNumber=1208


Openwork Foundation will partner with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers until 2014.

MARIE Curie Cancer Care has been chosen by the Irish Football Association as their official charity partner for 2012. Announcing the partnership, the Irish FA's Head of Marketing and Communications, Geoff Wilson

London Luton Airport announces Sue Ryder as New Charity Partner for 2012 and 2013

For 2012, the Lincolnshire Coop members have chosen to support not one, but two charities – Plan and Pascal.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.lincolnshire.coop/your-community/charity-of-the-year.aspx

The People newspaper has chosen Help the Hospices as its charity of the year for 2012.

Agenda announces Dove House as 2012 Charity of the Year.

Winckworth Sherwood Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is recognition of the relationship a firm has with its staff, its community and the wider environment.
For more information on this please click on the following links: http://www.wslaw.co.uk/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/firm-charity-of-the-year/

Travel company, Stanley Travel’s first Charity of the Year is Heel & Toe Childrens Charity.Heel and Toe provides free therapy to children with Cerebral Palsy, Dyspraxia and any other movement conditions.


Other Charity weblinks and other Corporate "Charity of the Year" News that may be of interest to you:
  • Peugeot UK has today kick-started its 2012 plans by announcing that working with its Dealer network, the Brand has agreed to become official charity partner with the BBC's Children in Need.
  • Supermarket Tesco has chosen Cancer Research UK as its Charity of the Year for 2012.
  • Healing the Wounds are looking for Corporate Sponsorship in order to help raise funds etc for their work.
  • For more information on this please click on: http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk/index.php/fundraise/corporate-support/charity-of-the-year
  • More than £45000 has been raised by staff at a housing association in Greater Manchester which is working in partnership with a charity. City West, which provides social housing throughout West Salford, Greater Manchester, began supporting Kidney
  • For more information on this please click on: http://www.stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/business_benefits_from_partnership_1_3472542
  • Newcastle-based engineering firm Siemens Energy Service has announced their Charity of the Year partnership with the homelessness charity The Cyrenians.
  • Women's rugby website www.scrumqueens.com has nominated SKRUM as its Charity of the Year for 2012. SKRUM is a charity which uses rugby to educate children in Africa on HIV and AIDS.
  • Société Générale has announced their 2012 Charity of the Year as being Stonewall Equality.
  • Swindon-based pen manufacturer Pentel raised more than £46500 for their 2011 Charity of the Year, Prostate Cancer Charity.
  • Apogee Corporation, who are a UK independent supplier of digital office solutions and managed print services, has chosen Help a Capital Child as its Charity of the Year for 2012.
  • The Prince's Trust is one of a number of charities who are competing in a staff vote to be Fujitsu's Charity of the Year.

  • The Welwyn Hatfield Times has announced its charity of the year for 2012 is The Isabel Hospice.
  • In 2011, Dean's Garden Centre has nominated Scarborough Mind as its Charity of the Year with regional branches in York, Whitby and Ryedale.
http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/news-and-media/media-centre/press-releases/2012/1175-dsa-delighted-to-be-working-with-new-charity-of-the-year-partner-for-2012.html

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