# Celebrities Push The Envelope with Pitney Bowes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/09/21/celebrities-push-envelope-pitney-bowes/
- Published: 2006-09-21T08:26:42+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Some of Britain’s top actors, writers, illustrators, musicians, sportspeople and
personalities have been using their creativity to design envelopes for the 2006 
Pitney Bowes ‘Pushing the Envelope’ charity auction.

![Milton Glaser's Envelope](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/blogs/newswire/wp-content/
uploads/2006/09/Milton%20Glaser.JPG)

Now in its third year, the Pitney Bowes ‘Pushing the Envelope’ campaign sees some
of the nation’s favourite stars put pen to envelope in aid of the National Literacy
Trust (NLT) – the only charity concerned with raising literacy standards across 
all age groups.

The designed envelopes will be auctioned on eBay.co.uk starting on 10th October 
at 11am and will run for 10 days. In the UK, all funds raised will be donated to
the National Literacy Trust, with a simultaneous campaign in France benefiting a
local literacy charity.

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Contributors to ‘Pushing the Envelope’ so far include:

Presenter Noel Edmonds

Best-selling author Joanne Harris

Children’s book illustrator Rod Campbell

Illustrator and author Raymond Briggs

Actress Kate Winslet

Best-selling author Tracy Chevalier

Founder of Viz Magazine Chris Donald

Ashes Squad Captain Andrew Flintoff

Poet Laureate Andrew Motion

Artist Anita Klein

Television Personality Graham Norton

Children’s book illustrator Axel Scheffler

Graphic designer Milton Glaser

Paranormalist Uri Geller

Founder of the Rubik’s Cube Erno Rubik

Renowned Actress Prunella Scales

Legendary singer Dame Shirley Bassey

Author and Poet Margaret Atwood

Great Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave

Comedienne Jo Brand

Actress Zoë Wanamaker

Novelist Louis de Bernieres

British Spy Novelist John Le Carre

Cartoonist Kipper Williams

Artist David Bellamy

Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Wilson

Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton

Graphic Artist/Writer Simone Lia

With many more celebrities committed to the cause and lots of envelopes yet to be
submitted, Pitney Bowes anticipates that a total in excess of 50 designs will be
available for bidding in October.

David Denney, Vice President Human Resources, Pitney Bowes comments: For Pitney 
Bowes, the link to the NLT is an obvious one. The charity is concerned with raising
literacy standards across all age groups and improved literacy will always mean 
improved communication. Our own solutions help to make communication simpler and
more integrated. We are committed to engineering the flow of communication across
the mailstream”.

The response so far has been fantastic and seems to have captured the imagination
of some of the UK’s most well-known faces. We look forward to raising a substantial
sum for the NLT”.

Richard Sved, Head of Fundraising, The National Literacy Trust comments: We are 
delighted that Pitney Bowes are continuing to support the NLT for a third year with
the Pushing the Envelope campaign. Our successful partnership means we can continue
to do valuable work, providing a supportive network throughout the UK”.

A full list of contributors and their envelopes can be viewed at www.pushingtheenvelope.
info.

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