# Simon launches Christmas card appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/02/simon-launches-christmas-card-appeal/
- Published: 2005-11-02T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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.

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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

.

All money raised from the appeal will go towards supporting the work of Simon Community
to help homeless people throughout Northern Ireland.

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.