# Hotter chooses Marie Curie as first ever charity partner - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/01/19/hotter-chooses-marie-curie-first-ever-charity-partner/ - Published: 2018-01-19T08:00:15+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **Footwear brand Hotter has chosen Marie Curie as its first Charity of the Year.**   The partnership aims to raise £75,000 for [Marie Curie](https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/) through a wide range of activities. Hotter will also support Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraising campaign the [Great Daffodil Appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/25/marie-curie-launches-2016-daffodil-tv-campaign/) in March with the launch of a specially designed bespoke shoe. The limited edition Daffodil shoe will go on sale in March with £20 from every pair sold going directly to the charity. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   Additionally, staff at Hotter headquarters in Skelmersdale and stores nationwide will be hosting Blooming Great Tea Parties for Marie Curie as well as taking part in a series of fundraising events including danceathons and cycle races.   Sara Prowse, Hotter CEO, said:   > “We’re delighted to have partnered with Marie Curie, a fantastic charity doing > some amazing work! We’ve set ourselves an ambitious fundraising target of £75,000 > which I’m very confident, as a team, Hotter will go above and beyond to achieve.   Nicky Read, Head of Corporate Partnerships at Marie Curie, commented:   > “We are absolutely delighted that Hotter has chosen Marie Curie as their first > official Charity of the Year. The money raised through this new partnership will > help Marie Curie to provide care and support to people living with a terminal > illness and their families. > “This partnership is a great fit as there are plenty of Marie Curie supporters > who are loyal Hotter customers. We are very excited about the opportunities this > partnership provides.” * **[Great Daffodil Appeal returns for 2021 without public collections](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/02/22/great-daffodil-appeal-returns-2021-without-public-collections/)**( 22 February 2021) * **[Marie Curie increases fundraising targets to support new five-year strategy](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/10/04/marie-curie-increases-fundraising-targets-to-support-new-five-year-strategy/)**( 4 October 2023) * **[Marie Curie promotes 40th Great Daffodil Appeal with DRTV advert](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/02/24/marie-curie-promotes-40th-great-daffodil-appeal-with-drtv-advert/)**( 24 February 2026) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)