# Molson Coors UK chooses Whizz-Kidz as two-year charity partner

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/07/20/molson-coors-uk-chooses-whizzkidz-twoyear-charity-partner/
- Published: 2010-07-20T13:48:39+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Following a staff vote Molson Coors employees have chosen Whizz-Kidz to be their
new corporate charity partner for the next two years.

The new partnership with Whizz-Kidz follows a three-year partnership with learning
disability charity, Mencap, where employees raised more than £230,000 for the charity.

Whizz-Kidz is a charity that is all about giving disabled children and young people
the independence to enjoy an active childhood – through equipment such as powered
wheelchairs – at home, at school and at play.

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Over 70,000 disabled children and young people in the UK don’t have mobility equipment
appropriate to their needs. The charity provides this, as well as skills training,
confidence building, and work placements to help transform their lives. In doing
so, Whizz-Kidz gives them something much more important; the independence to be 
themselves.

Molson Coors (UK) CEO, Mark Hunter, said: “Our corporate charity is a key element
of our commitment to Corporate Responsibility and we’re very excited about our partnership
with Whizz-Kidz. We will now be working closely with Whizz-Kidz to work up a calendar
of events that will be both fun and engaging – and give us all the opportunity to
raise money for a fantastic cause.”

Ruth Owen, Chief Executive of Whizz-Kidz, added: “We are absolutely thrilled to 
have been selected by Molson Coors (UK) as its chosen charity for 2010 through to
2012.

“Disabled children stand virtually no chance of getting a powered wheelchair on 
the NHS. Through Molson Coors’ funding of powered and manual wheelchairs and training,
more children will have the opportunities previously denied them. Together, we will
raise more money to make real differences to young lives.”

To learn more about the work of Whizz-Kidz visit: www.whizz-kidz.org.uk

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