# Home Retail Group raises £550,000 for BHF in six months

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/01/15/home-retail-group-raises-550000-bhf-six-months/
- Published: 2009-01-15T10:39:11+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

⌊Homebase and BHF employees⌉⌊Homebase and BHF employees⌉

Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, has raised more than £550,000 for
the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the first six months of their partnership.

This weekend sees the launch of Argos’ 2009 spring/summer catalogue, and is expected
to be one of the busiest fundraising weekends of the year for the retailer. Over
400 BHF volunteers will be present in most of its UK stores to collect donations
and talk about the charity’s work.

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The partnership launched on 26 July 2008 to coincide with the release of the 70th
Argos catalogue, and £11,000 was raised through Argos stores on the first day the
catalogue was available to customers. By the end of the first two weeks of the partnership,
£55,000 had been raised.

The target for the two year partnership £2 million.

www.argos.co.uk

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