Celebrities Push The Envelope with Pitney Bowes On Behalf of the National Literacy Trust
Howard Lake | 4 September 2007 | Newswire
Some of Britain’s top actors, writers, illustrators, actors, sportspeople and personalities have been using their creativity to design envelopes for the 2007 ‘Pitney Bowes Pushing the Envelope’ charity auction.
Now in its fourth 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.
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The designed envelopes will be auctioned on eBay.co.uk starting on 9th October at 11am and will run for 10 days. In the UK, all funds raised will be donated to the National Literacy Trust, an independent charity
Contributors to ‘Pushing the Envelope’ so far include:
British Actor Bill Nighy
Children’s book illustrator Axel Scheffler
Artist David Bellamy
Best-selling author Joanne Harris
Actor Jonathan Pryce
Contemporary Artist Guy Denning
Children’s book illustrator Rod Campbell
Artist Anita Klein
Graphic designer Milton Glaser
Angelina Ballerina Artist Helen Craig
Political Cartoonist Michael Heath
Fashion Designer Wayne Hemingway
Novelist Louis de Bernieres
Children’s Laureate Jacqueline Wilson
Graphic Artist/Writer Simone Lia
Novelist and Screenwriter Deborah Moggach
Illustrator and Cartoonist Stephen Collins
England Goalkeeper David James
Cartoonist Ronald Searle
Actor and Satirist John Bird
Artist John Knapp-Fisher
Novelist Alexander McCall-Smith
Artist Grayson Perry
With more celebrities committed to the cause and envelopes yet to be submitted, Pitney Bowes anticipates that a total of around 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 mailstreamâ€.
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 NLTâ€.
Rachel Horton, Head of Fundraising, The National Literacy Trust comments: We are delighted that Pitney Bowes are continuing to support the NLT for a fourth year with the Pushing the Envelope campaign. Our successful partnership means we can continue to do valuable work, providing a supportive network throughout the UKâ€.
A full list of contributors and their envelopes can be viewed at www.pushingtheenvelope.info.
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.