# Blind charity pins fundraising hopes on Angelica badges

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/11/06/blind-charity-pins-fundraising-hopes-angelica-badges/
- Published: 2006-11-06T12:33:22+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Angelica, Chuckie, Tommy and Susie, formerly the Rug-Rats and current stars of Nickelodeon
cartoon ‘All Grown Up’, are supporting national charity, Action for Blind People.
The visual impairment charity has won the license to sell pin badges of the popular
children’s TV characters, in retail outlets across the UK.

Action for Blind People is the first charity to use the ‘All Grown Up’ characters
and has already secured placement of the badges in 300 Alliance & Leicester branches
from February 2007. There will be a choice of five badges featuring Angelica, the
bossy but popular blonde; Chuckie, famous for his square-rimmed glasses; Tommy, 
a purple-haired science whizz; Susie, talented singer and envy of Angelica; and 
a fifth badge with all four characters together. Each badge will be sold for £1.

Caroline Fuseau, Corporate Development Team Leader at Action for Blind People said:
We hope to sell thousands of pin badges to Alliance & Leicester customers in February
2007, but this is just the start. We are looking for more retailers to come on board
and sell our badges on their counters over the next two years. Action for Blind 
People is very grateful to Nickelodeon for granting us the opportunity to raise 
funds using their popular ‘All Grown Up’ Characters.”

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Trudi Hayward, Senior Licensing Director UK at Nickelodeon, commented: We are delighted
to be supporting such a worthwhile cause and hope that these badges will raise money
and awareness of the important work Action for Blind People does.”

Richard Hopwood, Director of Retail Network at Alliance & Leicester added: Alliance&
Leicester is committed to making a contribution to the communities in which we operate.
We are delighted to help support visually impaired people by selling pin badges 
in our branches to raise funds for such a worthy charity.”

Funds raised from the sale of the badges will go towards a variety of services offered
by the charity to visually impaired people. Action’s services include a network 
of sports clubs for blind and partially sighted children.

Retailers and companies interested in stocking Angelica, Chuckie, Tommy and Susie,
should contact Caroline Fuseau, in Action’s Corporate Development Team, on Tel: 
020 635 4893 or email: ca*************@**********************rg.uk

-Ends-

For images of the badges or further information please contact Zoë Patel, Press 
Officer for Action for Blind People, on Tel: 020 7635 4898, email: zo*******@**********************
rg.uk or out-of-hours mobile: 07739819954.

Notes to editors:

• Images of the badges and the display box are available from Action for Blind People’s
Press Office.

• Action for Blind People supports over 20,000 blind and partially sighted people
in the UK every year. Action for Blind People’s National Freephone Helpline is 0800
915 4666.

• Action works to inspire change and create opportunities to enable blind and partially
sighted people to have equal voice and equal choice and to live a full and valuable
life.

• Action provides visually impaired people with opportunities through employment,
housing, leisure and information and support.

• If abbreviating Action for Blind People”, please use “Action” rather than AFBP
or ABP.

**Alliance & Leicester**

Alliance & Leicester plc is one of the UK’s major financial services groups, is 
a member of the FTSE 100 index, and operates a network of 254 branches across the
UK.

For details of your nearest Alliance & Leicester branch visit www.alliance-leicester.
co.uk other services, branch locator.

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