# Argos raises £500,000 for Help the Hospices in first year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/07/20/argos-raises-500000-help-hospices-first-year/
- Published: 2006-07-20T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A two-year partnership between Argos and Help the Hospices – Helping Hospices, Helping
Families has raised half a million pounds for hospice care in its first year.
The
partnership, which began in July 2005 and was projected to raise £600,000 over two
years, is now on target to generate over £1 million by the end of July 2007.

The partnership has included a series of successful fundraising initiatives involving
Argos staff and customers, including the groundbreaking ‘Tick to Give’ scheme which
invites customers to tick a box on their Argos product selection slip to donate 
20p to Help the Hospices when making a purchase in-store. Other projects include
the sale of world cup wristbands, which raised over £114,000, a mobile phone recycling
scheme, and in-store fundraising tied in with events such as the launch of Argos’
new catalogue.

Argos staff are receiving a thank-you message in their payslips , while in-store
posters thank Argos’ customers for their support.

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