# Network Rail partnership with £2 million to Action for Children

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/05/28/network-rail-partnership-2m-action-children/
- Published: 2014-05-28T07:10:10+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A two year partnership between Action for Children and Network Rail has raised more
than £2 million in donations and support.

The partnership began in April 2012. Since then, the company has:

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 * raised over £760,00
 * donated more than 2,324 hours of time
 * provided over £1 million worth of free advertising space in stations

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At launch the targets were £500,000 in donations and 750 hours of time. 

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[⌊volunteers for Network Rail collecting change at stations across the country⌉⌊
volunteers for Network Rail collecting change at stations across the country⌉[

volunteers for Network Rail collecting change at stations across the country

Fundraising and volunteering activity by [Network Rail](http://networkrail.co.uk)
staff included:

 * 44 Network Rail workers overhauling Action for Children’s Rhondda Short Breaks
   Centre. This included painting ceilings and walls and replacing the floor.
 * a team of 23 apprentices in Portsmouth in a tandem skydive raising more than 
   £2,800.
 * volunteers collecting change from commuters at Network Rail managed stations.

Sherine Krause, executive director of fundraising and communications at [Action for Children](http://actionforchildren.org.uk,),
said:

> “The main success factor was the incredible support of the volunteers from Network
> Rail; 323 members of staff donated their time to the children we work with. Having
> a partner on board like Network Rail made an enormous difference to our work and
> we can’t thank them enough.”

The partnership was shortlisted in the Charity Partnership category for Third Sector
Business Charity Awards which were announced earlier this month.

 

_Photo: [railway tracks](http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-117603478/stock-photo-line-of-railway-crossing-in-rural-of-thailand.html)
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