Charity Links 26/06/12

Tesco's Electrical Trade-in ( http://www.tescoelectricaltradein.com/ ) turns your old electrical goods into hard cash which can then be donated to Cancer Research UK, the Tesco Charity of the Year 2012. All money raised will help the partnership reach its £10 million target to fund research into early diagnosis and detection.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/news/533546/trade-in-your-old-cameras-for-charity.html

Persimmon Homes Thames Valley has pledged to hold a series of fundraising events for the NSPCC’s ChildLine services during 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/lifestyle/property-news/developer-s-childline-support-1-3987269

Cabot Circus, Bristol has chosen the city's only adult hospice as its official Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stpetershospice.org.uk/News/Cabot-Circus-charity-of-the-year?nd-session=7d2cdd256ce579eb4d4b0d33956df510

Royal Mail has chosen Prostate Cancer UK as its Charity of the Year, with the partnership to run from 2012 until mid-2014.

More than 36,000 employees (45% of their workforce) chose the charity, recently rebranded from the Prostate Cancer Charity, in a staff vote.

Specialist care and charity insurer Ecclesiastical has this week announced a new national charity partnership with The Carers Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://news.yahoo.com/ecclesiastical-announces-national-charity-partnership-carers-trust-070058884.html

For more information, please click on the following link: http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=347282

Smiffy’s are delighted to announce their new charity partner as SOS Children.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/6/prweb9622937.htm

Sweet Treat Donations Charity of the Year is Devon Air Ambulance.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.sweettreatdonations.com/devon-air-ambulance

An addiction rehabilitation charity Kickstart Community Programmes has been announced as the Sheffield Chambers of Commerce Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.communitychannel.org/local360/community-newswire/2012/06/20/chamber-link-boosts-charity-s-funds/

Ellisons Solicitors are pleased to announce their support to Age UK Colchester as their Charity of the Year for the financial year 2012-2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ellisonssolicitors.com/news/latest/local_law_firm_announces_charity_of_the_year

Lawyers at Irwin Mitchell’s London office have been running, baking and quizzing over the last year to raise funds for their Charity of the Year and the hard work has paid off after they raised £10,000 for the Maypole Project.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.irwinmitchell.com/news/Pages/Irwin-Mitchell-Lawyers-Hand-Over-%C2%A310000-Cheque-To-Charity-Of-The-Year.aspx

Local fiduciary firm Saffery Champness is to partner with children's cancer support charity CLIC Sargent. The partnership will involve Saffery staff helping with raising awareness and fund raising, both during and outside of work hours. They will also assist with developing the local website, producing the annual accounts and use their network of contacts to support the cause.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://guernsey.isle-news.com/archives/saffery-champness-joins-up-with-cancer-charity/8668/

The PSP Southampton Boat Show is pleased to announce the Breast Cancer Campaign as the official Ladies' Day charity for 2012. The event is held on Thursday 20 September 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.charterworld.com/news/breast-cancer-campaign-ladies-day-charity-partner-psp-southampton-boat-show

Lok'nStore Farnborough has announced that the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice based in Farnham, Surrey has agreed to be their Lok'nStore Charity of the Year 2012-13.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.loknstore.co.uk/loknblog/loknstore-farnborough-charity-of-the-year-201213/

UK football charity Street League has teamed up with mobile games company Quirky Enterprises in a partnership that will see the charity receive funds for every paid download of their new game.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.footymatters.com/community/street-league%E2%80%99s-latest-partnership-opens-innovative-way-to-raise-funds-awareness/

THE One in Eleven Appeal has been chosen as Sainsbury's Nantwich charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/06/13/sainsbury-s-nantwich-selects-one-in-eleven-appeal-as-charity-partner-96135-31167747/

Charity Links 14/06/12

ITV1's major nationwide charity initiative and entertainment event, Text Santa, is back on our screens this December. Applications are now open for Text Santa 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.itv.com/textsanta/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://responsibility.itvplc.com/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://responsibility.itvplc.com/community-and-giving.aspx

A 92-strong group took part in MHS Homes’ sleepout in the car park of their head office in Chatham to help raise cash for homeless support charity Emmaus Medway and the Alzheimer’s Society - who are MHS Homes chosen Charity of the Year for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.24dash.com/news/communities/2012-06-12-Two-charities-benefit-from-sleep-out-cash

Ovarian Cancer Action, the UK’s leading ovarian cancer charity dedicated to improving the survival rates of women with the disease, has been chosen as the official charity partner to Jewellery Week and Treasure.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://blog.jewelleryweek.com/?p=1261     

The Ladbrokes, Russell Street branch in Stroud, has adopted County Community Projects – CCP – which runs Season House as its Charity of the Year 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/bet-ll-aid-homeless/story-16355153-detail/story.html

Mental health charity Mind has been chosen as the Official Charity Partner of London Wasps rugby club for the next 2 years. The Club will help to raise awareness of Mind's work and support its major fundraising efforts.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.wasps.co.uk/newsindex.ink?newstype=c&Title=Community%20News

Pictons Solicitors LLP chooses Keech Hospice in Luton as their local charity of the year 2012-2013. Keech Hospice will benefit from the firm's 4 offices fund raising activities throughout the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.pictons.com/pictons-news/press-releases/general-news/Our-new-charity-of-the-year-260.aspx  

Fhoss Technology Ltd, the designer and manufacturer of an illuminated protective clothing system, is seeking nominations of charities connected with the freight industry to be considered as its charity of the year.

Charities can be nominated via their Facebook pages and Twitter account or people can email marketing@fhoss.com  The closing date for nominations is July 1, 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: www.facebook.com/pages/Fhoss-Technology/146442792127626

For more information, please click on the following link: http://twitter.com/#!/FhossTechnology

Cobweb Solutions announces ‘Give Us Time’ http://www.giveustime.org.uk/  as their Charity of the Year 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cob-blog.com/cobweb/2012/06/cobweb-solutions-supports-new-charity-give-us-time.html   

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cobweb.com/

People 1st Training have announced PIPS (Public Initiative for the Prevention of Suicide and Self Harm) as their chosen Charity of the Year for 2012-2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.people-1st.co.uk/index.php/news/448-people-1st-training-announce-charity-of-the-year-for-2012-2013

The Commissioning Show is proud to lend its support to The Cameron Fund – The GP’s own charity. 

The Cameron Fund is the only medical charity which provides help and support solely to general practitioners and their dependants.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.commissioningshow.co.uk/latestnews/commissioning-show-announces-charity-partner/

The Go-Ahead Group is to partner with charities Transaid and Railway Children for the next three years, aiming to raise over £100000 to support the work of both organisations.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.4-traders.com/GO-AHEAD-GROUP-PLC-4001965/news/Go-Ahead-Group-plc-Go-Ahead-announces-three-year-charity-partnerships-with-Railway-Children-and-Tr-14361155/

Alliance Boots has announced a new partnership with the international development charity BBC Media Action, joining its Corporate Leaders Group for an initial period of one year. The company is the first healthcare partner of the not-for-profit body - formerly known as the BBC World Service Trust - and is now set to play a supporting role in its various health-promoting initiatives worldwide.

Ornella Barra, is the chairman of the social responsibilities committee at Alliance Boots.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.allianceboots.com/alliance-boots-chosen-as-healthcare-partner-for-bbc-media-action.aspx  

The Vela Group, which embraces Tristar Homes and Housing Hartlepool, has announced that its Charity of the Year 2012 will be Daisy Chain.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.velagroup.co.uk/main.cfm?Type=NI&objectid=2671

University of Worcester Charity of the Year is Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://uwstaffnews.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/university-charity-of-the-year/

Charity Links 10/06/12

Employees at Nestlé sites across the country have taken part in a 'Charity of Choice' ballot to choose which of three children's charities should become the company's cause.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9743473.__750_000_charity_target_for_Nestl__/

The Tesco Plc Charity of the Year Application Process is available via the link below:

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.tescoplc.com/assets/files/cms/Charity%20of%20the%20Year%20Application%20Process%20%20Criteria(1).pdf

The Royal Mail Group Charity of the Year programme is their colleague fundraising initiative. Royal Mail colleagues raised over £2.6 million for Barnardo’s , their major charity partner from June 2008 to March 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.royalmailgroup.com/community-supporting-our-communities/community-charity-year

Ellacotts recently elected local charity, Let's Play, to be its Charity of the Year June 2012 - June 2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ellacotts.co.uk/news/post/Black-Tie-Ball-for-Ellacotts-Charity-of-the-Year/

Douglas Stafford, a leading provider of performance improvement services, including mystery shopping and customer satisfaction surveys, have chosen the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA) as their charity partner for this year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/233559-1338378807-douglas-stafford-chooses-hampshire-and-isle-of-wight-air-ambulance-as-2012-charity.html

JCI Cambridge's charity of the year for 2012 is the Arthur Rank Hospice.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.jcicambridge.org.uk/blog/2012/05/jci-cambridges-charity-of-the-year-for-2012-is-the-arthur-rank-hospice/

Barcan Woodward continue to support the Sam Keen Foundation as their Charity of the Year 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.barcanwoodward.co.uk/news-advice/blog/2012/05/29/richard-barcan%E2%80%99s-cycle-challenge-for-the-sam-keen-foundation/

STATIONERY company Pentel has been awarded Breast Cancer Campaign's Outstanding Corporate Partner Award for raising £500000 to help the charity fund research.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.pentel.co.uk/pentelsupports.asp

Headway South West London are pleased to announce that the Sainsbury's Local on Worple Road in Raynes Park have made Headway South West London  their Charity of the Year 2012-13.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.headwayswlondon.org/2012/05/local-sainsburys-store-makes-hswl-their-charity-partner-of-the-year/

Anchor House is proud to be chosen Charity of the Year for the Euroweek Bond Dinner which took place on Tuesday 15th May 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://anchorhouseuk.org/blog/2012/06/01/charity-of-the-year-at-euroweek-bond-dinner/

The Godiva Festival has announced its charity partner for this year 2012 will be Myton Hospices.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.godivafestival.com/2012/05/charity-partner-the-myton-hospices/

Worcester-based staff at firm Sanctuary Group will be reaching new heights over the coming year to raise funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.24dash.com/news/housing/2012-05-31-Sanctuary-shows-flying-support-for-Air-Ambulance

Round Table Great Britain and Ireland has chosen children's medical research charity Sparks as its Charity of the Year. It aims to raise £100000 during the period through various fundraising activities.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.roundtable.co.uk/

Action for M.E. is delighted to announce that MITIE's Built Environment business in the South West has chosen them as their Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.actionforme.org.uk/get-informed/news/our-news/mitie-built-environments-charity-of-the-year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mitie.com/built-environment

Other Charity Partnership news and information weblinks that maybe of interest to you are below:

http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Charity-ball-raise-pound-1-5million/story-16258965-detail/story.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2012/jun/06/voluntary-sector-network-daily?newsfeed=true

http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/local/9738743.Sainsbury_s_Kidderminster_raised___3k_for_charity_partner/