# Poundland raises over £1 million for Macmillan Cancer Support

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/31/poundland-raises-1m-macmillan-cancer-support/
- Published: 2014-03-31T20:09:05+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Poundland has raised more than £1 million for Macmillan Cancer Support, its charity
partner. Europe’s largest single price value retailer first started supporting the
charity in 2009.

The company, which recently floated on the stock market, had aimed to raise £1 million.
In total it raised £1,035,000.

Fundraising activities by Poundland staff included a 24 hour Three Peaks Challenge,
a London to Paris cycle ride, dress-down days and raffles. Some staff took part 
in the London Marathon.

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The sale of charity products by customers also contributed to the total.

[⌊Poundland's head office staff celebrate one million pounds for Macmillan. Photo:
Professional Images/@ProfImages⌉⌊Poundland's head office staff celebrate one million
pounds for Macmillan. Photo: Professional Images/@ProfImages⌉[

Staff at Poundland’s head office in Birmingham with Sharon Cottam, partnership manager
at Macmillan and Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy celebrate the national ‘Mac-Million’
fundraising campaign. Photo: Professional Images/@ProfImages

The successful partnership has been celebrated with a road show which visited the
most successful fundraising stores around the country. The top performing store 
was in Sunderland. A giant Macmillan collecting tin and oversized £1 coins helped
illustrate the size of the fundraising total.

Jim McCarthy, Chief Executive at Poundland said:

“Our customers and colleagues have voted to continue to support Macmillan on a continuous
basis since 2009, and we have seen some fantastic members of our team going above
and beyond for a charity that has touched many of us personally”.

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