Charity Links 25/07/12

The Zurich Community Trust, the charitable arm of insurance company Zurich, has chosen The Alzheimer's Society to be a national charity partner in a 3 year partnership starting in September 2012. The charity will also join CLIC Sargent and Hope and Homes for Children as the Trust’s third national charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1279

Lok’nStore, the storage company, is proud to announce that it has agreed to make the RadCan its ‘Charity of the Year’. The self-storage company on Crockford Lane in Chineham, Basingstoke will support the charity from July 2012 to June 2013 via various fundraising activities involving their staff.

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

Ryanair today began searching for a charity partner to receive all the entire funds generated by their 2013 charity calendar.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://insideireland.ie/2012/07/25/ryanair-begin-search-for-2013-charity-partner-77990/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://businessandleadership.com/marketing/item/36295-ryanair-seeks-charity/

Biscuit and snack manufacturer United Biscuits last year raised over £275,000 in funds or product donations for charities and community projects. This represents an increase of 65% in donations from 2010.

United Biscuits employees also donated £30,000 via the Give As You Earn payroll giving scheme during the year. The company granted 186 days of special leave to its employees to enable them to work on community projects. The company introduced its People & Community Programme in 2009.

Community projects carried out in 2011 included re-decorating classrooms at a local school, renovating the outside of a local nature studies organisation’s premises, and providing a day of mock interviews to members of the charity CRISIS.

For more information, please click on the following link: www.unitedbiscuits.com/community.php

Southport Sainsbury's helps out West Coast Crash Wheelchair Rugby who give sporting opportunities to people with disabilities has been given a cash boost by generous Southport shoppers. West Coast Crash Wheelchair Rugby has been chosen as Sainsbury's Southport new local charity partner for the year ahead.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.formbytimes.co.uk/news/formby-news/2012/07/24/southport-sainsbury-s-helps-out-west-coast-crash-wheelchair-rugby-66401-31454273/

The Nabarro London office is supporting The Alzheimer's Society until 2013 as their Charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://corporate-responsibility.nabarro.com/charities-&-fundraising/Charities_of_the_Year_2012-2013.html

The Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards Charity of the Year Award is open to Thames Valley charities, social enterprises and not for profit organisations.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://businessawards.co.uk/charity-of-the-year-award/

Sainsbury's Biddulph, Stoke on Trent has chosen Ruby's Fund to be their Charity Of The Year 2012-13.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.rubysfund.co.uk/blog/sainsburys-biddulph-rubys-fund-charity-of-the-year-sensory-centre-disabled-children

Age UK Suffolk's Oasis Day Service has been chosen as Sainsbury's, charity partner in Bedingfeld Way, Bury St. Edmunds and will benefit from the store's fund-raising.

Bristol Samaritans has been announced as Fiesta charity partners. The Bristol Samaritans will be the official charity partner of the 2012 Jones Lang LaSalle Bristol Balloon Fiesta.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk/uploads/documents/Bristol%20Samaritans%20announced%20as%20Fiesta%20charity%20partners%20FINAL.pdf

Canvey Island FC are delighted to announce that Castle Point Sports Club for the Disabled will be their official charity partner for the 2012/13 season.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://canveyislandfc.com/news/2012/07/gulls-announce-charity-partner-201213

The Lincoln Imps are proud to announce the Sports & Education Trust as their nominated charity partner for 2012-13. For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.redimps.co.uk/news/article/lcfc-nominated-12-13-charity-254706.aspx

Charity Links 20/07/12

The Sainsbury's Edenthorpe store recently asked their customers which local charity they should support and Doncaster based Firefly was chosen. Firefly was founded in 2005 and helps to assist local cancer patients with transport to obtain their treatment.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.whatmodeareyouin.co.uk/mode-doncaster-news/posts/2012/july/firefly-unveiled-as-sainsburys-local-charity-partner-2895

Bretton Sainsbury's has chosen South Bretton Pre-School to be its Charity of the Year for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/community/community-news/pre-school-named-as-supermarket-s-charity-of-the-year-1-4050478  

Sainsbury's Bagshot Road, Reading has chosen Sebastian's Action Trust as their new local charity partner. Sebastian's Action Trust currently supports several Bracknell families.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.getreading.co.uk/business/s/2116944_customers_choose_sebastians_action_trust_as_sainsburys_charity

Sainsbury’s Kingston announces new local charity partner for 2012-2013. Their new local charity partner is Home Farm Trust on Thetford road, New Malden.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kingstonpeople.co.uk/discussions/Sainsburys-Kingston-announces-new-local-charity/discussion-16531524-detail/discussion.html

Carbon Neutral Investments announces its new partnership with well-known children's charity, Make A Wish Foundation UK. Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening conditions.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://3d-car-shows.com/2012/carbon-neutral-investments-partners-with-childrens-charity-make-a-wish-foundation/

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cn-investments.com/partners-and-clients-page/

Key Travel, a leading supplier of travel to the not-for-profit sector, is delighted to announce that international children's charity Hope and Homes for Children has been chosen as its Charity of the Year for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.keytravel.com/news_and_views/COY_2012

JUMP Children's Charity is very grateful and pleased to announce that we are Sainsbury's Chapelford, Warrington new charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://jumpcharity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/sainsburys-name-jump-their-charity-of.html

Sheffield Young Carers Project has been named as the new Sheffield Chamber of Commerce Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://postcodegazette.com/news/9002097810/sheffield-young-carers-named-chamber-charity-of-the-year-AT-sheffield-sheffield-young-carers-project/

RAM Vision has partnered with homeless charity Centrepoint to donate £1M of airtime across its screen network in UK Shopping malls.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.fieldmarketing.com/articles/802/59/RAM-Vision-helps-Centrepoint-cover-Myles-with-meaning-in-mall-events/d,news-details/

Ceredigion hospice care provider, Beacon of Hope, will be the nominated charity of the Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University for 2012/13.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thebeaconofhopecharity.com/charity-of-the-year.php   

WARRINGTON Conservative Future (WCF) has chosen Brainwave as its charity of the year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/articles/13568/1/Young-Tories-charity-of-the-year/Page1.html

Pantene Pro-V Announce Amazing Partnership with UK Charity Cancer Hair Care

For more information, please click on the following link: http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/pantene-pro-v-announce-amazing-partnership-uk-charity-092340781.html

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.graziadaily.co.uk/beauty/archive/2012/07/17/pantene-pro-v-announce-amazing-partnership-with-uk-charity-cancer-hair-care.htm

Widehorizons has been chosen as Forest Hill Sainsbury's charity of the year 2012-2013.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/9826951.Widehorizons_chosen_as_Forest_Hill_Sainsbury_s_charity_of_the_year/

Affordable homes provider Wulvern have nominated the Salvation Army (Crewe Corps) as its charity of the year 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2012/07/18/wulvern-names-its-charity-of-the-year-96135-31414862/

Dorchester Mayor Councillor Andy Canning has adopted Home-Start West Dorset as his Charity of the Year for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.viewfrompublishing.co.uk/news_view/21444/15/1/dorchester-mayor-visits-venue-for-ball

Horsham Matters has been awarded Lok 'n Store, Horsham Charity of the Year 2012/13.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.horsham-matters.co.uk/2012/07/charity-of-the-year/

Charity Links 11/07/12

De Poel Consulting has chosen Mencap as their Charity of the Year 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/depoel%20

The League of Friends of North Walsham and District War Memorial Hospital has been unveiled as Sainsbury's North Walsham new local charity partner for 2012/13.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/north_walsham_charity_given_funding_boost_1_1437278

The Mayor of Brighton and Hove has spoken about how his life was touched by one of the charities that he has chosen to support during his year in office. Councillor Bill Randall is using his mayoralty to raise money for the Martlets Hospice, Brighton.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2012/07/07/brighton-and-hove-mayor-backs-charity-that-touched-his-family/

Sainsbury's Fosse Park Charity of the Year has been announced as Coping with Cancer.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.c-w-c.org.uk/sainsburys-fosse-park-charity-of-the-year_n116.aspx

More than 36000 Royal Mail employees voted for Prostate Cancer UK as theRoyal Mail's Charity of the Year partner for 2012-2014.

For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.myroyalmail.com/mrm/appnews/default.aspx?i=1175

SKRUM has been confirmed as the charity partner of Sports Marketing 360. Part of SportBusiness Group, the world's leading supplier of information and media services to the sports industry.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.sportsmarketing360.com/news/skrum-confirmed-charity-partner-sports-marketing-360-162

Sainsbury's Hampden Park's local charity partner has been chosen as Eastbourne Ambulance Community First Responders. The charity partnership was officially launched in June this year and customers can now choose to make a donation in-store. Sainsbury's Hampden Park's local charity partner last year was Care for the Carers.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local-news/first-responders-become-stores-s-charity-partner-1-4020793

The Southampton life-saving charity Southampton Hospital Charity’s Red & White Appeal is to benefit from the fundraising activities of the UK’s national mapping agency. Ordnance Survey has chosen Southampton Hospital Charity’s Red & White Appeal as its official charity to support during the next 12 months.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases/ordnance-survey-picks-new-southampton-charity/264166

Pets at Home is pledging to help more pet charities in Clay Cross as it prepares to open their second store in the Chesterfield area in August.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/new-pets-store-launches-search-for-charity-partners-1-4714322

Self storage company Lok'nStore has announced that its local Charity of the Year will be Parkinson's UK Swindon and District branch.

Elgin Industrial Estate and Rushy Platt Industrial Estate, Swindon will support the charity from now until June 2013 through various fundraising activities involving their staff.

To officially confirm their new partnership, Geoff Horton, centre manager of Lok’nStore’s 2 centres in Swindon, presented Linda Dutchie, of Parkinson’s UK, with a certificate announcing it as its Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link:http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9796697.Local_is_key_to_firm___s_charity/  

Land Securities, owner of the Bridges, has recently announced that the MS Society is its National Charity Partner for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thebridges-shopping.com/news-events/new-national-charity-partner   

Circus Star, the not-for-profit Company Interest Company, has raised more than £800,000 in the past 10 years for local charities, with a particular emphasis on children’s charities, hospices, and hospitals. It aims to promote the Charity of the Year along with the circus show, and it tries to raise the profile of the charity in the area where it is performing, especially among the business community.

Registered charities who work locally in Croydon, Sydenham, and Harrow and whose work benefits children, young people or addresses health and social welfare issues may send a letter of application to Circus Star via email: applications@circus-starr.co.uk giving a brief description of your activities and the reason why they wish to become the Charity of the Year.

The closing date is 30 September 2012. For further information can be found via the Circus Starr website: http://www.circus-starr.co.uk/cgi-bin/charity.pl?val=display_listings

ABF The Soldiers' Charity has announced a new partnership with jewellery manufacturer Pandora.

A Brierley Hill charity names Insight which is for carers is set for a funding boost from big-hearted supermarket staff and shoppers at Sainsbury's in Amblecote. Insight has been chosen as the 2012/13 charity partner for Sainsbury's in Amblecote after a vote by customers.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/9806268.Brierley_Hill_charity_set_for_funding_boost/

The staff from Dulux Decorator Centres across the Greater Manchester area recently undertook a 182 mile static bike ride to raise money for the company's charity of the year, Alzheimer's Society.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.click-manchester.com/news/local-news/1216434-dulux-staff-spin-off-for-charity-bike-ride.html

Cure Leukaemia is an official charity partner to Edgbaston until 2016.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/06/07/birmingham-based-cue-leukaemia-charity-is-bowled-over-by-edgbaston-test-match-gesture-97319-31128844/#ixzz1x9Sipuwb

The new Mayor of Dorchester's chosen charity is Home-Start West Dorset for his year in office.

The Cannonball 2000 chosen charity partner is Dreams Come True.

Other Charity news that maybe of interest to you:

Pizza Hut is the latest company in the United Kingdom to partner with The Giving Card, which gives customers who sign up the ability to receive discounts.

http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article/196029/Pizza-Hut-UK-adds-mobile-app-to-raise-money-for-charity

LINK, the UK cash machine network, has announced a new service that enables customers to make charity donations at UK cash machines has gone live.

As also does The Royal Bank of Scotland: For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.easier.com/104137-new-charity-donation-service-live-rbs-cash-machines.html

The Public Interest Registry has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for permission to establish the .ngo domain name.

Charities Aid Foundation reports that its CAF Social Impact Fund has offered £2.2 million in loans to 22 organisations in its first 12 months. The Fund enables individuals to lend charitable funds to support charities and social enterprises.

The Care for the Carers charity based in Eastbourne recently announced the appointment of Jennifer Twist as the charity's new CEO.

Microsoft joins forces with charity to create technology hubs:

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240159279/Microsoft-joins-educational-charity-UK-Youth-for-technology-hubs

Persimmon Homes launches fund on their 4oth birthday to give away £400,000 to charity.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thornegazette.co.uk/lifestyle/property-news/persimmon-launches-400-000-charity-giveaway-to-celebrate-40th-birthday-1-4659756

http://www.easier.com/104144-charity-donations-up-95-over-the-past-decade.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162962/Charities-line-100m-boost-bucket-collections-Treasury-Gift-Aid-style-ups.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Charity Links 05/07/12

LAYLA'S Trust has been named as the new local charity partner for Sainsbury's store in Cowes (Isle of Wight) for 2012/13. Store customers voted for the charity during May 2012 and the partnership will be launched at a Pink Day with collections on Saturday, July 14 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/store-to-support-charity-45085.aspx

RSPCA Campbell Clinic, Harold Hill is set to receive 12 months' worth of fundraising after shoppers at the local Sainsbury's Chadwell Heath supermarket chose it as their Charity of the Year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/rspca_campbell_clinic_harold_hill_chosen_as_sainsbury_s_chadwell_heath_charity_partner_1_1429984

Sainsbury's Morecambe chooses St John's Hospice. The hospice has been chosen as Sainsbury's new Local Charity partner for 2012/2013. The store asked Morecambe customers which local charity they should provide a year's support to back in May 2012. The partnership officially launched on 11th June 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://virtual-lancaster.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/sainsburys-morecambe-chooses-st-johns.html  

St Luke's Hospice has been unveiled as the Crystal Peaks, Sheffield branch of Sainsbury's Local Charity partner for a 2^nd year.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/shoppers-vote-for-st-luke-s-1-4692575

The charity Loaves ‘n’ Fishes in Sandwell provides Furniture and Household items for people in desperate need has been chosen as Charity of the Year by Blackheath's Sainsbury's in the West Midlands.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/local/9788267.Blackheath_supermarket_picks_new_charity_of_the_year/

Shoppers at Sainsbury's Hamilton have selected Action for Children as the store's charity of the year. The children's charity was nominated after customers were asked to vote for the organisation the store should provide support to in 2012/2013. The partnership officially kicked off on June 15^th 2012 and shoppers can make a donation to Action for Children in store over the next 12 months.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://local.stv.tv/hamilton/news/announcements/107800-new-charity-partner-for-hamilton-sainsburys-store/

The charity Breathe Easy has been chosen as Sainsbury’s new Local Charity partner Newport, Isle of Wight for 2012/2013. The announcement comes after the store asked their customers which local charity they should provide a year’s support to. Customers were able to vote for their favourite local charity between 9th and 23rd May 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.islandecho.co.uk/sainsburys-announce-local-charity-partner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sainsburys-announce-local-charity-partner

Liverpool ONE Foundation has recently renewed its partnership with The Brunswick Community Centre as Liverpool ONE's charity partner.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.clickliverpool.com/business/business-news/1216562-one%5Cs-million---the-liverpool-one-foundation-endowment-reaches-1m.html

Vanilla Recruitment’s (in Market Harborough) local community is extremely important to them and actively support numerous charities in their local area, having one main sponsored charity each year. The search for their new Charity of the Year has again started.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.vanillarecruitment.co.uk/recruitment_consultancy_blog/index.php/news/vanillas-sponsored-charity-for-the-year

THE Original Factory Shop is aiming to make a difference to Crieff (in Scotland) by choosing one local cause to be their Charity of the Year partner for 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.strathearnherald.co.uk/strathearn-news/strathearn-news/2012/06/29/original-factory-shop-looking-for-crieff-charity-to-support-64054-31274826/

Solicitors firm Lloyd Green in 2011 chose the RNIB as their Charity of the Year, and are delighted to announce that this relationship has developed furthermore in 2012.

For more information, please click on the following link:  http://www.rnib.org.uk/getinvolved/fundraising/news/Pages/lloyd-green-solicitors.aspx

The Mayor of Harrow has announced his chosen charity by saying he wants to make sure all money raised goes directly to helping people in and around Harrow.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/9788827.Mayor_announces_chosen_charity_for_the_year/

Pets and their local community is extremely important to the website Lost and Found and actively support numerous charities throughout the year, having one main sponsored charity each year. The search for their new Charity of the Year has again started.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lostandfond.co.uk/news-features/2012-06/call-nominations-2012-2013-charity-year

Clarehill Plastics in Moira has launched a new partnership with local charity Cancer Focus Northern Ireland - formerly The Ulster Cancer Foundation.

For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/news/business/company-launches-charity-partnership-1-3977050

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/