# Co-op raises £3.7 million for RNID

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/02/10/coop-raises-37m-rnid/
- Published: 2011-02-10T13:01:01+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Co-operative has raised £3.7 million for deafness and hearing loss charity RNID,
its charity of the year, beating its original £2 million fundraising target.

This is a record donation for RNID, and the largest amount ever raised for one charity
by The Co-operative’s family of businesses, including food retail, banking and insurance,
travel, pharmacy and funerals.

The money was raised throughout the year by thousands of Co-operative staff from
a variety of events and activities from cycles, walks, mountain climbs, parachute
jumps and a Santa Dash. The money will fund the expansion of the charity’s Hear 
to Help service. Hear to Help trains volunteers, many of whom have a hearing loss,
to provide support to hearing aid users in their local communities.

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