# HBOS Million £ Challenge raises £3.6 million in 2007

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/01/08/hbos-million-challenge-raises-36-million-2007/
- Published: 2008-01-08T23:31:07+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Staff, customers and shareholders of HBOS across the UK and Ireland raised £3.6 
million in 2007 for charity. A partnership between Family Holiday Association and
RNLI received over £800,000, and the British Heart Foundation received over £1.8
million, its largest corporate donation to date. WRVS, and Age Action in Ireland
also benefited.

Richard Popper, Head of Central Fundraising, RNLI said: “As a result of the money
received from the HBOS Million £ Challenge, thousands of disadvantaged families 
will enjoy their first ever seaside holiday enabled by the FHA, and the RNLI will
be assisted in expanding its Lifeguard Service to new areas, ensuring that more 
families benefit from its beach safety initiatives and have a safe and happy holiday.’

Over 30,000 staff at HBOS plc (which includes Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Birmingham
Midshires, Clerical Medical, esure, Insight Investment and Intelligent Finance) 
raised funds for the HBOS Charity of the Year programme, the Million £ Challenge.
The initial target was to collect £1 million for the British Heart Foundation, the
main recipient of the programme. That target was beaten in May and during the remainder
of the year another £2.4 million was raised which is being shared equally between
the British Heart Foundation, WRVS and the Family Holiday Association in partnership
with the RNLI.

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Every £1 raised has been matched pound for pound by the HBOS Foundation to reach
the £3.6 million total.

Previous recipients of the Million £ Challenge have included Macmillan Cancer Support,
Help the Hospices, NSPCC/Children 1st and ICAN.

www.hbosfoundation.org

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