# Lloyds Banking Group raises £3 million for British Heart Foundation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/01/09/lloyds-banking-group-raises-3-million-british-heart-foundation/
- Published: 2011-01-09T10:48:21+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Charity of the Year partnership with Lloyds
Banking Group has raised over £3 million, beating its original target by £1 million.

The partnership began in July 2008 following a staff vote, with an initial fundraising
target of £2 million. This would be used to fund 15 BHF Heart Nurses. The partnership
was subsequently extended to raise a further £1 million to fund 12 additional Heart
Health Professionals.

[Lloyds Banking Group](http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/about_us/corporate_responsibility/charity_of_the_year.asp)
employees and customers have been raising money for the BHF by taking part in a 
variety of fundraising activities and events across the UK, including group-wide
quizzes, fitness challenges, sponsored events, in-branch collections and supporting
the BHF’s national shop campaign ‘the BIG Donation’.

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Peter Hollins, Chief Executive at the BHF thanked Lloyds Banking Group staff and
customers, saying: “Thousands of heart patients throughout the UK will be able to
benefit from specialist nurse treatment thanks to their efforts. To achieve £3 million
is astonishing and we are extremely grateful to have had their support over the 
last two and a half years.”

www.bhf.org.uk

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