Simon launches Christmas card appeal
Howard Lake | 2 November 2005 | News
Simon Community Northern Ireland is running a campaign this Christmas designed to get companies and individuals to give to charity rather than spend money on cards. Christmas Greetings Campaign offers local businesses the opportunity to wish their clients Seasons Greetings whilst simultaneously helping people who will be homeless this Christmas.
Businesses or individuals make a donation to Simon Community Northern Ireland and will be acknowledged in a special two-page feature in the Christmas editions of Business Eye Magazine and leading local press Newry Democrat, Morton Newspapers as well as a special billboard campaign.
Paul Collins, Director – Fundraising of Simon Community Northern Ireland says;
The Simon Community Northern Ireland Christmas Greetings Campaign is a unique way for Northern Ireland businesses and individuals to send seasonal greetings to their customers, suppliers, family and friends and at the same time help give hope to homeless people throughout Northern Ireland this Christmas
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All money raised from the appeal will go towards supporting the work of Simon Community to help homeless people throughout Northern Ireland.
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Richard Buckley, Editor of Business Eye Magazine says;
We are delighted to be supporting this campaign by Simon Community Northern Ireland. The care of those unfortunate enough to be homeless during the festive season deserves the support of all local businesses. The Christmas Greetings Appeal offers commerce the opportunity to send out a human message of hope this Christmas.
For company logos to appear in all publications and billboard the cost is £350.
The Christmas Greetings campaign is part of Simon’s Homeless Awareness Week 27 November – 2 December 2005. This week is being run by Simon Community in partnership with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and other partners from the statutory, voluntary and corporate sector to raise awareness of homelessness and work being undertaken to address the needs of homeless people.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.