# Nestlé UK raises £430,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/06/17/nestle-uk-raises-430000-marie-curie-cancer-care/
- Published: 2010-06-17T14:56:51+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Nestlé UK’s first charity of the year partnership has raised £430,000 for Marie 
Curie Cancer Care, exceeding the original fundraising target by £180,000.

Since April 2009, the company’s 5,000 employees have been involved in a range of
fundraising activities. These included teaming up with Sir Matthew Pinsent and other
Team Nestlé athletes for sponsored rowing, running and cycling events; taking part
in the Virgin London Marathon raising over £25,000; and attending a Nestlé gala 
dinner for customers, colleagues and friends which raised over £70,000. Nestlé topped
up all individual fundraising by a further 20%.

Thomas Hughes-Hallett, Chief Executive of Marie Curie Cancer Care, said: “Thanks
to everyone at Nestlé UK for raising this wonderful amount, Marie Curie Cancer Care
will be able to provide 21,500 more hours of free nursing care to people with terminal
cancer and other illnesses”.

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