Sunday, 22 April 2012

Charity Links 22/04/2012


MandMDirect are working with The Teenage Cancer Trust to help raise money to help build specialist units for young people in NHS hospitals.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.mandmdirect.com/landingpages/TeenageCancerTrust.htm

The Vale Royal Abbey Golf Club have chosen the One in Eleven appeal as its joint charity of the year for the 2011/2012 season.

The Original Factory Shop is supporting the charity with a programme of new fundraising events this year. The store at Park Rose, near Bridlington, appealed for a charity partner through the Make a Difference in Your Community campaign.

Staff at ASCO's Northern North Sea (NNS) business have selected the 'Monty's Maggie's Appeal' as their charity of the year for 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.ascoworld.com/Home/News/tabid/121/newsid473/58/mid/473/Default.aspx

The Centre, Livingston is appealing to West Lothian charities to come forward as the search for the shopping centre's Charity of the Year 2012 begins.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.shopthecentre.co.uk/company-info/community

Alder Hey Imagine Appeal is the official charity of the 2012 Grand National.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.alderhey.co.uk/Media_Centre/Latest_news/Aintree_Pub_Quiz.asp  

The Royal Mail has announced that after nearly 4 years supporting Barnardo's as their major charity partner, the relationship ended on the 31st March 2012. 
For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.myroyalmail.com/mrm/appcommunity/charity.aspx  

ANGUS law firm Thorntons will be taking on an endurance challenge to raise money for Maggie's cancer charity.

Staff at Barclays in the Isle of Man have helped raise over £46000 for their Charity of the Year 2011, Hospice Isle of Man.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.isleofman.com/News/article.aspx?article=44816

Nomura has assembled a 10-strong team to tackle the London marathon, with proceeds raised going to the Japanese bank's charity partner the Rainbow Trust.

Rehab has been chosen as Eurospar's charity of the year for the second consecutive year.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.businessandleadership.com/marketing/item/34721-eurospar-selects-rehab-as-c

Charles Stanley is pleased to announce that DEBRA has been chosen as the new Charity of the Year 2012. DEBRA replaces last year's charity, the Rainbow Centre in Fareham.
For more information, please click on the following link: https://media.charles-stanley.co.uk/news--events/debra-charity-of-the-year/

Norwood Interiors have named St Gemma's Hospice as their 2012 Charity of the Year.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.norwood-interiors.co.uk/blog/norwood-donate-to-st-gemmas-hospice.htm

FirstGroup today revealed it has begun the search for a new national charity partner. It also confirmed that First Essex staff have the opportunity of helping decide which charity will be successful.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.agcc.co.uk/firstgroup-staff-to-select-new-charity-partner/
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/essex/travel_news/news_initiatives/?item=5511&conf=0

The Children’s Trust has been the BMW Group UK charity of the year since 2010, voted for by their workforce.

VertiBaX backcare lower back pain relief belts and supports are officially recognised by The Charity for Healthier Backs http://www.backcare.org.uk/  
For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.support4physio.com/vertibax-mhra/vertibax-backcare-partners

The Brighton Half Marathon on 19 February 2012, the organisers have announced that the 2012 race was also a record breaking year for charity fundraising.

The Co-op has stepped in to raise money for the Cave Rescue Organisation, its charity of choice for the coming year 2012.

WORCESTERSHIRE Grasstrack Club stages its first meeting of the season on Sunday at Cladswell Hall Farm, Knowle Fields, near Inkberrow, with the Mick Burton Memorial Trophy Charity Meeting.
The chosen charity for 2012 is the ACU Benevolent Fund. For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.eveshamobserver.co.uk/2012/04/11/sport-Grasstrack-action-is-set-to-get-underway-35301.html

As voted for by OrderWise staff, their Charity of the Year 2012 for the coming year will be Help For Heroes.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.orderwise.co.uk/general-2/charity-of-the-year/

Michelin, Stoke are proud to announce that North Staffs Carers Association have been nominated as their Charity of the Year for 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.carersfirst.com/charity_of_the_year

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Charity Links 12/04/2012

Sainsbury are once again running their Local Charity of the Year competition in which customers at each store get to nominate a local charity to support for the next 12 months.Every store will have a nomination box on display from 9th May – 23rd May 2012 for nominations. These dates and procedures may vary slightly from store to store.


For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/responsibility/
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/responsibility/anna-fords-introduction/

Lok n Store, Blatchford Road, Horsham is partnering up with Horsham Matters as charity of the year 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.loknstore.co.uk/self-storage/horsham/

BTRC is proud to have selected from a record number of candidates to be Charity of the Year for Home House, London's most luxurious and exclusive private members club.

The A-T Society recently had three highly regarded companies approved as their Charity of the Year 2012 as a result of nominations from their staff.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.atsociety.org.uk/charity-of-the-year

Northamptonshire Chambers of Commerce has chosen Northampton Door to Door Service as its charity of the year for 2012-13. The charity provides a minibus and shop mobility service to residents in need.

Childline is Belfast Telegraph Runher's charity partner for 2012.

The Tiverton branch of legal firm Ashfords LLP have helped people in need of care by donating their belongings for its Charity of the Year Sue Ryder to sell in its shops.

The IOA Group, the UK's largest independent machine operator, has named children's charity Rays of Sunshine as its fund-raising partner for 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.totallygaming.com/news/ioa-confirms-rays-sunshine-chosen-charity-partner

North East Humanist members chose the County Durham Furniture Help Scheme as the NEH charity of the year 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.northeast-humanists.org.uk/news/charity-of-the-year-chosen/

The FIA has rounded up its year as charity partner of Help for Heroes with a donation from FIA Research Institute.

Headway selected as Charity of the Year by Leading Solictors. 30 Mar 2012. We are delighted to announce that Malcomson Law, Health Solicitors based in Smithfield, Dublin 7, have selected Headway for the third year running as their Charity of the Year 2012.

Arrows Group, the London and Amsterdam based professional sector recruitment specialist, have nominated The Katie Piper Foundation as their charity of the year for 2012/2013.

Knights Foundation Charity has nominated CORE Fitness Education as their Charity Partner.

Racing Post are proud to make The Prostate Cancer Charity, our official charity for 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.racingpost.com/news/charity_partner.sd

South Hants Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is ABP Southampton's employee chosen Charity of The Year for 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/Port_Information/Charity_of_the_Year/

The Aberdeen operation of international oil services company Aker Solutions has named The ARCHIE Foundation and the Kidney Dialysis Unit Stonehaven as their official charities for 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.kincardineshireobserver.co.uk/news/charity-choices-1-2216715

CIT announce “Charity of the Year 2012”. CIT has actively supported several local charities in recent years but has decided to offer additional support to FitzRoy to help celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.complete-it.co.uk/news_item.php?wnID=4352
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.complete-it.co.uk

Celebrating the launch of the Charity Trading Day at a Market Open Ceremony, the LSEG Foundation announced its new charity partners "Friendship Works" in the UK and "In-presa" in Italy, both of which work with young people.

BRM solicitors in Chesterfield have chosen to support the British Heart Foundation's Mending Broken Hearts Appeal as their charity of the year 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/legal-eagles-back-charity-1-4419863

Over 50s insurance provider RIAS have raised £25000 for Cancer Research UK, following their successful employee-voted 2011 Charity of the Year programme.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.openpr.com/news/216987/RIAS-RAISE-25-000-FOR-CANCER-RESEARCH-UK.html

KCOM Group Charity of the Year partner programme launched in 2006.


Other Charity weblinks and other Corporate "Charity of the Year" News that may be of interest to you:


For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk/corporate/company_charity_of_the_year

For more information, please click on the following link: http://hq.squidoo.com/charity/4-brand-new-squidoo-charity-partners/



Monday, 2 April 2012

Charity Links 02/04/2012

Derby County Football Club has announced that Sight Support Derbyshire is their Charity of the Year 2012.
Honda (UK) Lawn and Garden has announced Greenfingers as its partner and Charity of the Year 2012.
Prolog has announced Helping Hands as its partner and Charity of the Year 2012.
The Irwin Mitchell Charities Foundation (IMCF) has announced and named Amy’s House and Sheffield Young Carers as its charities of the year.
The Irish charity Aware has today announced that it has been chosen as the Tesco Charity of the Year 2012 & 2013.
Barcan Woodward is very pleased to announce that its Charity of the Year 2012 will be The Royal Marsden Hospital through The Sam Keen Foundation.
Lothian Buses has chosen Lothian Autistic Society as their Charity of the Year 2012.
The Festival of Sport has announced Wings for Life as their official charity partner of 2012.
The Kaleidoscope Trust has been selected as the official charity partner for Pride London 2012.
Persimmon Homes Wessex has announced its support for Prospect Hospice as their Charity of the Year 2012.
Call Legal is launching it's “Charity of The Year” programme. Details can be found via clicking the following link: http://www.1stcalllegal.com/html/charity_of_the_year.html
The Original Factory Shop in Snettisham have presented the Norfolk Hospice Tapping House with a cheque for £915.64 after a year of fundraising for their charity of the year.
The Recycling Factory has launched a new recycling partnership with the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Social regeneration charity East Potential has been chosen as John Lewis Stratford City's 2012 Charity of the Year.
John Lewis staff in Greater Manchester have handed over more than A 26000 for the homelessness charity the Mustard Tree.



Blackburns branch of Marks and Spencers have made RSPCA Lancashire East branch its charity of the year! for 2012
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.rspca-lancseast.org.uk/News/blackburn-m-and-s-charity-of-the-year.html

Specsavers Launches Spectacle Wearer of the Year with Actress Helen Flanagan. This campaign will also support anti-bullying charity Kidscape.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/specsavers/opticians/prweb9336118.htm

The Alzheimer's Society has been chosen as the 2012 National Gardens Scheme guest charity.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1178

Heel and Toe have been selected as charity of the year by NCi Charity (Northern Counties Insurance) the UK charity insurance broker.
For more information, please click on the following link: https://www.ncinsurance.co.uk/charity2012.php

Future Inns is pleased to announce Ty Hafan as their nominated 2012 Charity of the Year partner.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.futureinns.co.uk/charity-partner

Scotland Basketball Team U16 Women has announced that the British Lung Foundation has become their 2012 charity partner.

BLUE Skies Hospitals Fund, the charity for local hospitals, has been made one of three charities of the year by Lytham based life and pensions firm AEGON.

Save the Children is in the race to be M&Co's next Charity of the Year.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk

Ashton KCJ has announced its support for three new local charities from April 2012, the firm will be supporting EACH (East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices), Big C and Headway through a Charity of the Year partnership.

Cricket Scotland has today announced that they have entered into a partnership with CHICKS to be their official charity partner for 2012
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.cricketscotland.com/CricketScotland-announce-CHICKS-%20partnership

The Living Room is proud to announce Nottingham based charity Rutland House School for Parents as its chosen charity of the year 2012.

ACS is proud to announce that for 2012 we have chosen Nordoff Robbins as our preferred and exclusive charity partner of the year 2012.
For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.acsacs.co.uk/charity-work.php

The Amber Foundation, which has a residential base in Ockley, is one of six homeless charities that will receive support from Taylor Wimpey.

World Vision serves as Clean the World's largest global distribution partner for soaps and hygiene-related items, and acts as Best Western's official charity partner.
STAFF at Sainsbury's in Newquay are holding a car boot sale to raise money for their chosen charity – Celtic Storm Powerchair Football Team.

Monday, 12 March 2012

Charity Links 12/03/2012

Whitehead Monckton, one of Kent's largest firms of lawyers and investment managers, has named chYps children's hospice as its 'Charity of the Year' for 2012

Lloyds Banking Group has announced it will extend its charity partnership with Save the Children until the end of June 2012.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/node/2411

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) today (Tuesday 14 February, 2012) announced the airport’s 12 chosen charities (see logos at end of release) for the 2012 Coin Collection.  Under the scheme passengers are encouraged to donate and loose sterling, foreign coins or notes. Since it started over a decade ago the initiative has raised thousands of pounds for charities in the region.
The charities are: Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Saint Michael’s Hospice, Caring for Life, Candlighters, The Forgotten Heroes, Yeadon Charities Association, Friends of Highbury School Development Fund, One in a Million, The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust, Martin House Children’s Hospice, NSPCC (Yorkshire), The Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal (South and West Yorkshire).

Action on Hearing Loss is the chosen charity of the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards for the fourth year in a row.

MEMBERS of the Plympton Gardeners' Association raised over £500 for their charity of the year Bowel Cancer West.


Benenden Healthcare Society, one of the UK's leading health & wellbeing mutual organisations, today announced its charities of the year being Action for Children and Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Norwich City's official charity partner, the Community Sports Foundation

Wells Leisure Centre will be taking part in a six-hour cycle race to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, the company's charity partner. Avalon Leisure

In celebration of Cambridge Edition’s first birthday this month, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Charity of the Year initiative. The first charity that we’ll be partnering with will be the Rosie Hospital Campaign

AliveFor more information on this please click on:  & Kicking is delighted to announce that we have been chosen as CLARITY’s charity of the year for 2012. The PR firm which counts Intel and Harbottle & Lewis amongst its clients will offer Alive & Kicking the support of its staff throughout the year.

EXCHANGE Ilford shopping centre has announced Frenford Clubs for Young People as its Charity of the Year for 2012.

NFU Wales has chosen the Alzheimer's Society as it's charity to support in 2012.



FASHION retailer M & Co, which has a branch in Sidmouth, is on the hunt for its 2012 National Charity Partner.


The Yorkshire Building Society, the UK's second largest building society, has chosen the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as its charity of the year for 2012.

John Lewis Kingston has announced The Joel Community Trust as its 2012 Charity of the Year.

Community retailer The Midcounties Co-operative is celebrating after raising £ 170000 for its charity partner Women's Aid in just one year.

Bloodstock announce Teenage Cancer Trust as charity partner

Deutsche Bank UK in 2011 selected The Eve Appeal and War Child as their 2011 Charities of the Year

The Isle of Man Parkinson's Disease Society has been chosen as the BEST WESTERN Palace Hotel & Casino's charity for 2012.




Roke selects the The Joe Glover Trust as their Charity of the Year 2012.

Buss Murton will be supporting Ellenorlions & chYps as our charity of the year 2012.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.bussmurton.co.uk/our-community/charity-of-the-year/

For more information on this please click on: http://www.neurocare.org.uk/support-us/your-charity-of-the-year/  

HomeServe's  charity partner is Marie Curie Cancer Care and has been since November 2009










Friday, 9 March 2012

Charity Links 9/03/2012

BOURNEMOUTH'S Highcliff Marriott hotel has chosen Poole-based Lewis-Manning Hospice as its charity of the year 2012.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has partnered with national charity Groundwork to celebrate both charities' work to get local communities gardening and involve more people in transforming neighbourhoods

STAFF at Welwyn Garden City's John Lewis store in the town centre have raised £3500 for their charity of the year, Herts Young Homeless.


The special edition of the Superyacht Cup coming to Cowes in 2012 has announced Sail4Cancer as the official charity for the regatta event.

Random House Group recently presented Freedom From Torture, the company's staff-nominated charity of the year with a cheque for £24,500.

Avalon Leisure's corporate charity partner is The British Heart Foundation.


Middlesex County Cricket Club's charity partner for the 2012 and 2013 seasons will be Shooting Star CHASE, who run children's hospices in Hampton and Guildford.

107 Spark FM are proud to announce our chosen charity for 2012 is the Grace House North East Children's Hospice Appeal.

RBC Wealth Management have raised £32800 for Jersey Hospice Care, their chosen Charity of the Year for 2011
The Guernsey branch of Cancer Research UK was RBC Wealth Management's chosen Charity of the Year in 2011


STAFF and customers at Marks and Spencer in North Swindon have raised nearly £2500 for Prospect Hospice in the last year. As part of the store's ongoing Charity of the Year scheme.

Glossy magazine distributors Frontline Ltd, in Midgate, raised much-needed funds for their charities of the year, Anna's Hope and the Alzheimer's Society

Innovation Sports are very proud to announce Starfish Greathearts Foundation as our offical charity in 2012.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.innovationsports.co.uk/starfish-charity-of-the-year.html

Linklaters has been named Corporate Supporter of the Year by The Albert Kennedy Trust  at its recent Alberts Awards.


Streets Alive has partnered up with Parkinson's UK as a leading charity for residents to raise funds for during street parties.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.streetparty.org.uk/newsitem.aspx?item=79

Norwood, one of the UK’s leading social care organisations, has been chosen by top international law firm SJ Berwin as one of its Charities of the Year alongside Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and NSPCC. The legal giant, headquartered in London, has set itself a £1million Charity Challenge for 2012 and will distribute the proceeds between the four good causes.

Mendip District Council are pleased to announce Positive Action on Cancer, a Frome based charity as their Charity of the Year 2012.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.mendip.gov.uk/NewsArticleM.asp?id=SX9452-A783AC63

The management and staff at Intire Lettings and Property Management in Bristol have voted CLIC Sargent as it's charity of the year 2012.

WellChild has been announced as the Official Charity Partner of the England and Great Britain Hockey teams as part of launch of The npower Big Dribble.

NASS is delighted to have been named charity of the year by Working at Height Limited.


Colchester Institute sees Essex Air Ambulance announced as their Charity of the Year 2012.

AXA Commercial Lines has chosen Help The Hospices as its first charity partner.

The Original Factory Shop in Wells is set to make a difference to St John Ambulance after it has been chosen as its charity partner for 2012

The Royal Mail will choose their new charity partner this spring, Working closely with the CWU and have drawn up a shortlist of 3.
For more information on this please click on:  https://www.myroyalmail.com/mrm/appnews/default.aspx?i=590

Coutts' Products, Services & Marketing Department has appointed London's Air Ambulance as its Charity Partner for 2012.

Creaseys, the Tunbridge Wells-based accountancy firm, has named local charity Tunbridge Wells Crisis Recovery (TWCR) as its 'charity of the year'.

The Leeds office of national law firm Irwin Mitchell presented a donation of over £8,400 to the Leeds Children’s Charity, the firm’s 2011 Charity of the Year.

A year long fundraising initiative by employees at Midlands based smoke and natural ventilation specialist, SE Controls, an has generated more than £12,000 for national cancer support charity, Macmillan.
Macmillan Cancer Support was chosen by SE Controls as their 2011 Charity of the Year.

The Original Factory Shop has chosen the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance as its charity partner for 2012 following an appeal for the local community to put forward suggestions for good causes to support.

Ruddi's Retreat, a charity based in Linthwaite, Huddersfield are the latest organisation to become involved in Huddersfield Town Football club's Charity Partnership.
For more information on this please click on: http://www.htafc.com/page/CharityPartnership/0,,10312~2619619,00.html

Bristol Roller Derby has announced that throughout 2012 they will be supporting domestic abuse charity Survive having named it their charity of the year 2012.

The Panathlon Challenge has been chosen as London Stansted Airport's inaugural charity partner of the year 2012 after coming top in a staff vote. The Essex-based charity works with schools across the South East and organises sporting competitions for disabled youngsters.

THE Original Factory Shop in Hawick has been chosen as the official charity partner of the Anthony Mundell Memorial Fund.

The Original Factory Shop in Corsham has chosen a playgroup helping children with special needs to be their charity partner for 2012. Springboard Opportunity Nursery is based in Lodge Road, Chippenham.

Retirement specialist McCarthy & Stone has made a great start to 2012, raising over £2000 for their Charity of the Year, Barnardo's.

Dunnhumby have chosen to support CHICKS as their Charity of the Year.