# CLIC Sargent chosen for £7 million Morrisons charity partnership

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/08/clic-sargent-chosen-7m-morrisons-charity-partnership/
- Published: 2017-02-08T00:01:34+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Retailer Morrisons has chosen young people’s cancer support charity CLIC Sargent
as its charity partner. The three-year collaboration is expected to be worth £7 
million to the charity.**

The charity was chosen by 50,000 Morrisons staff who had to choose between Age UK
and CLIC Sargent in a ballot last month. CLIC Sargent won 65% of the vote.

The previous ‘Raise a Smile’ charity partner was [Sue Ryder, which received £7.2 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/31/morrisons-raises-record-7-2m-sue-ryder-three-years/)
from the three-year partnership.

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CLIC Sargent will use the anticipated income to increase the amount of financial
support it provides to young people and families who are struggling with the extra
living expenses a cancer diagnosis brings, like long-distance travel for specialist
treatment.    

It will also expand its specialist nursing programme, which maximises the amount
of time that young people can spend safely at home.

![Kate Lee, CEO, CLIC Sargent](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/02/kate-
lee-ceo-clic-sargent.jpg)

_Kate Lee, CEO, CLIC Sargent_

 

Kate Lee, CEO, [CLIC Sargent](http://www.clicsargent.org.uk), thanked Morrisons’
staff, sayng: 

> “We can’t wait to start fundraising with the wonderful people at Morrisons, and
> welcome them all to join CLIC Sargent’s fight for young lives against cancer. 
> “Our nurses, social workers and other frontline staff across the UK work tirelessly
> to limit the damage cancer causes beyond a child or young person’s health.   Now
> together with Morrisons colleagues, we’ll be able to stop cancer destroying more
> young lives than ever”.

## Local charity champions

 

Over a thousand of CLIC Sargent’s supporters and service users signed up to champion
the charity at a local level ahead of, and during the ballot.  The charity’s campaign
also saw families helped by CLIC Sargent fronting the appeal on posters, and speaking
out about their experiences via social, local and national media.

 

![Amber Whiston asks Morrisons staff to choose CLIC Sargent](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2017/02/amber-supporting-clic-sargent.jpg)

_Seven year old Amber Whiston supported CLIC Sargent’s campaign_

 

![Lara, Amber, Seth and Mark Whiston](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/
02/lara-amber-seth-mark-whiston-with-victory-signs.jpg)

_CLIC Sargent featured Amber Whiston and her family in its video campaign to become
Morrison’s charity partner._

 

## Celebrity appeals to Morrisons’ staff

 

CLIC Sargent’s campaign included several of its celebrity supporters like comedian
Chris Ramsey and presenter Gaby Roslin take to social media to show their support
for the charity’s bid. 

 

![Jake Humphrey with Freya and her parents - photo: Jake Humphrey](https://wfay6x.
infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/01/jake-humphrey-freya-family-clic-sargent-facebook-live.
jpg)

_Jake Humphrey with Freya and her parents – photo: Jake Humphrey_

 

BT Sport presenter [Jake Humphrey even broadcast on Facebook Live from his local Morrisons store](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/01/12/jake-humphrey-uses-facebook-live-promote-corporate-partnership-opportunity/)
in Norwich in support of the charity’s campaign to staff.  At the store he met and
interviewed Steve Durbridge who has worked at Morrisons for 27 years, and his daughter
Freya, aged three, who has cancer and is supported by the charity.  The moving interview
has been watched over 220,000 times.  

 

## How the money raised will be spent

CLIC Sargent explained to Morrisons staff how the funding would be spent.

### People

CLIC Sargent will create a brand new team of expert nurses who will go out into 
local communities  to educate health and social care professionals  so that they
have the skills to provide the best possible care for children and young people 
with cancer. 

### Places

CLIC Sargent will create new Home Hubs close to Specialist Treatment Hospitals, 
providing a welcoming environment for families to take a much needed break from 
the intensity of hospital.

### Practical Things

CLIC Sargent will provide grants to families across every Morrisons community to
help them cope with the financial consequences of a cancer diagnosis. They will 
also develop a ground-breaking new digital hub, giving thousands of young people
and families access to expert advice and information when and where they want it.

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## Comments

### By: HowardLake

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/08/clic-sargent-chosen-7m-morrisons-charity-partnership/#comment-2843
- Published: 2017-12-18T10:05:00+00:00

Twelve children with cancer sing ‘Jingle Bells’ with CLIC Sargent & Morrisons. A
film for Christmas to help “raise awareness of how cancer rewrites Christmas”.
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtRVTKGQ0XM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtRVTKGQ0XM)