# 10 corporate fundraising partnerships for the end of October 2016

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/24/10-corporate-fundraising-partnerships-end-october-2016/
- Published: 2016-10-24T10:16:51+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Here are 10 corporate fundraising partnerships to finish off October, from striped
pyjamas to a gala dinner, a donated minibus, and a photography competition.**

 

[⌊Mercy ships⌉⌊Mercy ships⌉[

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#### 1) MedCruise and Mercy Ships

 

[MedCruise](http://www.medcruise.com/), the Association of Mediterranean Cruise 
Ports, has endorsed [Mercy Ships](https://www.mercyships.org.uk/) as its Charity
of Choice in a move designed to help the charity raise awareness of its work in 
providing essential surgery on board its ship in developing countries.

 

 

 

> "You can buy a pair of pyjamas & it helps people (& it's Christmas!)"
> Why [@AnnaFriel](https://twitter.com/annafriel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) thinks [#GetYourStripes](https://twitter.com/hashtag/GetYourStripes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> with [@Matalan](https://twitter.com/Matalan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) is a great idea
> [pic.twitter.com/fgj1pg3BHg](https://t.co/fgj1pg3BHg)
> — 🏥 Alder Hey 💙 (@AlderHey) [October 21, 2016](https://twitter.com/AlderHey/status/789551083702005760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### 2) Matalan and Alder Hey Children’s Charity

 

[Matalan](http://www.matalan.co.uk/) has announced that it is collaborating with
[Alder Hey Children’s Charity](http://www.alderheycharity.org/_) this Christmas 
for the third year running. This year’s ‘Get Your Stripes’ campaign builds on the
retailer’s previous Christmas fundraising appeals, Alphabet Scarves and Beanie vs
Bobble, which raised more than £1.3m combined and was backed by celebrities including
Justin Bieber and Britney Spears. This year’s range of red, white and green striped
pyjamas will be available online here: matalan.co.uk/alder-hey/get- your-stripes/
shop and in stores from 17th  October with prices starting from £2-£10 with 100%
of profits from sales going to the charity.

 

 

 

> An incredible £88k was raised at the [@Specsavers](https://twitter.com/Specsavers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards last night – see our story here [https://t.co/qwjtjzPP1t](https://t.co/qwjtjzPP1t)
> — Kidscape (@Kidscape) [October 12, 2016](https://twitter.com/Kidscape/status/786194340737486850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### 3) Specsavers and Kidscape

 

[Specsavers](https://www.specsavers.co.uk/)’ annual Spectacle Wearer of the Year
has raised a record-breaking £88,000 for [Kidscape](http://www.kidscape.org.uk/).
Specsavers donated £1 to Kidscape for every entry to this year’s competition, and
combined with ticket sales and a raffle during the evening, a grand total of £88,000
was raised. Derek Dubery from Northern Ireland crowned the 2016 Spectacle Wearer
of the Year, winning £10,000 and a trip to New York.

 

 

 

[⌊lookers⌉⌊lookers⌉[

 

#### 4) Lookers and The Prince’s Trust

 

[Lookers](http://www.lookers.co.uk/)’ Annual Charity Golf Day and Gala Dinner took
place in Newcastle on Friday, 7th October, and raised £35,000 for [The Prince’s Trust](https://www.princes-trust.org.uk).
The gala dinner was fronted by Rory Bremner, and a charity auction took place to
raise funds for the charity.

 

 

 

> [@eHarmony](https://twitter.com/eHarmony?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) has teamed up with
> Art Fund for its latest [#LoveCaptured](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoveCaptured?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> competition: [https://t.co/1xhnXgtAcT](https://t.co/1xhnXgtAcT)
> — Global Dating Insights (@Global_Dating) [October 1, 2016](https://twitter.com/Global_Dating/status/782218951866650624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

#### 5) eHarmony and Art Fund

 

[eHarmony.co.uk](http://www.eharmony.co.uk/) has partnered with [Art Fund](https://www.artfund.org/),
to help raise funds for the public to enjoy art. The partnership will consist of
a year’s worth of activity, combining people’s love for art and romance. As part
of this, Art Fund will be an official partner for eHarmony’s [Love Captured](http://lovecaptured.eharmony.co.uk/)
photography competition. For every entry, eHarmony will donate 50p to Art Fund. 
In return, throughout the whole of October, Art Fund will be giving each ‘Love Captured’
weekly winner a National Art Pass Plus One. The competition runs until 30 November
2016.

 

 

 

[⌊sunshine coach⌉⌊sunshine coach⌉[

 

#### 6) Core Telecom and The Forest School, Knaresborough

 

Mahmood Mazar, the owner of Yorkshire-based [Core Telecom](http://www.coretelecom.co.uk/),
has donated a Sunshine Coach to [The Forest School](http://www.forest.n-yorks.sch.uk/)
in Knaresborough, through Variety. The Sunshine Coach is a 17-seater minibus, fully
equipped with a tail lift to allow for wheelchair access, and will be used to provide
experiences such as Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and training visits, sporting 
events such as canoeing, sailing and swimming lessons along with residential visits
to outdoor activity centres.

 

 

 

[⌊fedex⌉⌊fedex⌉[

 

#### 7) FedEx and Action for Children

 

This October, [FedEx](http://www.fedex.com/gb/) team members gave up their time 
to take part in [Action for Children’s](http://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/) Byte
Night for the fifth year, spending a night on the streets of Birmingham, Cambridge
and Newcastle and raising nearly £2,000 for the charity. FedEx also delivered 20
pallets of items, including umbrellas, beanie hats and foil survival bags across
the UK, all as part of its FedEx Cares programme.

 

 

 

[⌊Winter Arts antiques fair⌉⌊Winter Arts antiques fair⌉[

 

#### 8) Winter Arts and Antiques Fair Olympia, and Mind

 

[The Winter Arts and Antiques Fair Olympia](http://www.olympia-antiques.com/) has
partnered with [Mind](http://www.mind.org.uk/) with the aim of raising money for
[Mind](http://www.mind.org.uk/)’s Creative Therapies Fund, which facilitates a broad
range of arts-based projects across England and Wales. The charity will host an 
exclusive fundraising event on the Preview day of Monday 31^(st) October from 18.30
with tickets costing £60.  Artist, Mind ambassador and founder of the Creative Therapies
Fund, Stuart Semple will give the keynote speech and a silent auction will also 
take place across the week where delegates can bid for pieces of art donated by 
exhibiting dealers, as well as a range of other prizes and experiences.

 

 

 

https://twitter.com/Donafitx/status/781071232955473920

 

#### 9) M&S and Breast Cancer Now

 

In support of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, [M&S](http://www.marksandspencer.com/)
is donating 10% of sales of sports bras and women’s fitness clothing during the 
month, and is also running a free prize draw for Sparks card holders, offering £
1,000 to the winner plus a £1,000 donation to [Breast Cancer Now](http://www.breastcancernow.org/).
M&S is also working with Breast Cancer Now to try and raise £13m for the charity
by 2020.

 

 

 

[⌊School of Hard Knocks⌉⌊School of Hard Knocks⌉[

 

#### 10) Principality Building Society & School of Hard Knocks

 

[Principality Building Society](http://www.principality.co.uk/) has donated £14,000
raised by its employees to rugby charity [School of Hard Knocks](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/24/10-corporate-fundraising-partnerships-end-october-2016/schoolofhardknocks.org.uk)
Cymru (SOHKC), which is one of the Principality’s charity partners for the next 
three years. SOHKC has rolled out a programme aimed at school children as well as
people not employed or train that combines rugby and one-to-one mentoring to help
individuals attain positive and realistic goals towards good behaviour, attendance
and academic attainment, and to raise their aspirations for life after education.
The donation has already helped the charity to take on a new team member.

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