Morrisons choose new charity of the year
Howard Lake | 3 May 2005 | News
Morrisons, the fourth largest supermarket in the UK, has chosen Breast Cancer Campaign (BCC) as its charity of the year. It launches its new charity partnership this week in all 429 stores nationwide.
Morrisons 150,000 staff nominated BCC as the charity they want to support for 2005.
Over the next 12 months fundraising will take place in all Morrisons and Safeway stores. There will a number of ways for customers to make donations such as buying a pink ribbon or trolley key ring for £1 each.
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Last year Morrisons staff and shoppers raised a £800,000 for Diabetes UK, beating its previous charity of the year total by over £250,000.
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He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.