# August corporate fundraising partnerships round up: part 2

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/22/august-corporate-fundraising-partnerships-round-part-2/
- Published: 2018-08-22T08:30:51+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Here is part two of August’s corporate partnerships round-up, with everything 
from a charity-dedicated film screening, to a bushtucker trial.**
 

> 4 weeks to go until our charity golf day on august 30th – £300 team of 4+dinner
> included & top prizes. Sponsorship opportunities still available too – Enquire
> now! Supporting our [#share7](https://twitter.com/hashtag/share7?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> charities [@Rockinghorse67](https://twitter.com/Rockinghorse67?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@sussexbeacon](https://twitter.com/sussexbeacon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@GBSSupport](https://twitter.com/GBSSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@riseuk](https://twitter.com/riseuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@thectsbrighton](https://twitter.com/thectsbrighton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [@alzheimerssoc](https://twitter.com/alzheimerssoc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/GMe59VSIP6](https://t.co/GMe59VSIP6)
> — Search Seven (@SearchSeven) [August 2, 2018](https://twitter.com/SearchSeven/status/1024965915220365312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Search Seven & 7 charities

Brighton-based digital marketing agency [Search Seven](http://www.searchseven.co.uk/)
has announced that #share7, its 2018 fundraising campaign to raise £17k for seven
charities, has now reached half of its target. The next fundraising event is a charity
golf day at Mid Sussex Golf Club on Thursday 30th August 2018.

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The star ‘hole in one’ prize on the day is £10,000 cash. It is fundraising for Haywards
Heath-based Group B Strep Support, local charities RISE, [The Sussex Beacon](https://www.sussexbeacon.org.uk/)
and The Clock Tower Sanctuary, The Trevor Mann Baby Unit (part of the Rockinghorse),
Alzheimer’s Society and the Nkuringo Foundation.

 

> We’re hosting a preview screening of Christopher Robin on 16 August, with all 
> proceeds going to [@MediCinema](https://twitter.com/MediCinema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)–
> a charity that brings the magic of film to hospitals across the UK [https://t.co/YU2bFfGlht](https://t.co/YU2bFfGlht)
> [pic.twitter.com/P3j1hMAyhx](https://t.co/P3j1hMAyhx)
> — Vue (@vuecinemas) [August 7, 2018](https://twitter.com/vuecinemas/status/1026860524322140160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Vue & MediCinema

[Vue](http://www.myvue.com/) is hosting a special preview screening of the new film
Christopher Robin on 16 August with all proceeds going to [MediCinema](http://www.medicinema.org.uk/).

## SockShop & Barnabus

[SockShop](https://www.sockshop.co.uk/) paired up with Manchester homeless charity
[Barnabus](http://www.barnabus-manchester.org.uk/) at a special event in July, providing
the city’s homeless community with foot care to help combat trench foot. The wartime
condition is affecting rough sleepers across the UK, so the Bolton-based sock retailer
arranged for free chiropody treatment to be provided to more than 60 visitors at
Barnabus’ drop-in centre, and each visitor was given a selection of socks.

Chiropody treatment at the event was provided by Forgotten Feet. SockShop coordinated
the event as part of its ‘Socks for a Cause’ campaign to raise awareness of the 
issue of trench foot amongst homeless people. Through this campaign, the company
is asking the public to donate socks to homeless charities.

![Well Pharmacy's charitable support](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2022/
01/Carrier-Bag-Levy-Well-Pharmacy.webp)

## Well Pharmacy & two charities

[Well Pharmacy](https://www.well.co.uk/) has donated over £9,500 to two charities
that dedicate their time to supporting and protecting the environment. The money
was raised through the sale of their 5p carrier bags across their 780 pharmacies
across the UK, between January and June 2018.

The charities were chosen by Well Pharmacy employees, who voted to have their say
as to where the donations went. The initiative allows customers to support their
local environment, as the sale of each 5p carrier bag goes to the charity in their
own country.

A total of £8,189.03 has been donated to the [Marine Conservation Society](https://www.mcsuk.org/)(
MCS) in England & Wales, and a further £1,313.70 to the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

 [⌊St Albans⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2018/08/st_albans.jpeg)

## St Albans School & Mind

Two of** **St Albans School’s Sixth Form students, Cameron Furley and Jessica Laitner
have cycled 450 miles from St Albans to Scotland and raised over £6,000 for the 
local branch of mental health charity, [Mind](https://www.mind.org.uk/). Cameron
and Jessica wanted to increase awareness of the challenges of mental health and 
encourage teenagers to talk more openly about the topic, to ask for help when they
need it, and reduce the stigma attached to the subject.
 

> We're pleased to announce that [@TeenageCancer](https://twitter.com/TeenageCancer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> Trust are our 1st ever annual [#charity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/charity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> partner. Watch this space for exciting charity [#events](https://twitter.com/hashtag/events?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> and find out more about our [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> plans: [https://t.co/OJx3F49UDt](https://t.co/OJx3F49UDt) [pic.twitter.com/msQ2xcqjTL](https://t.co/msQ2xcqjTL)
> — Dobbies (@dobbies) [August 2, 2018](https://twitter.com/dobbies/status/1024912756024258560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Dobbies & Teenage Cancer Trust

Garden centre chain, [Dobbies](https://www.dobbies.com/), has announced its first
ever annual charity partnership with cancer charity, [Teenage Cancer Trust](https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/).
Dobbies hopes to break previous charity fundraising records through a range fundraising
activities over the next year, such as staff having a chance to win a duvet day 
and selling tickets for a Ladies Night shopping evening at Christmas.

The fundraising efforts will be led by a 34-strong team of Community Champions, 
with one in every Dobbies centre across the UK. Dobbies has raised £1,561,000 over
the past five years for local charity partners, and national charity partners over
the Christmas period.  

However, this is the first time the retailer is to support one charity partner throughout
the year.

![Maxol supporting AWARE NI](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2022/01/maxol-
aware-support.webp)

Maxol supporting AWARE NI

## Maxol & AWARE NI

[Maxol](https://www.maxol.ie/service-stations) is encouraging its customers to ‘
Top up by Ten’ by donating 10p to its charity partner, [AWARE NI](https://www.aware-ni.org/),
when purchasing fuel or anything in-store during August. At the till, customers 
will have the option of adding 10p to the total amount of their transaction. In 
addition, Maxol will also ‘Top up by Ten’ itself and donate £10,000 to AWARE.

The funds raised by the ‘Top up by Ten’ campaign will go towards helping AWARE increase
awareness of positive mental wellbeing in local communities and help to provide 
support groups and education programmes across the country.

![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2022/01/berkeley-foundation-supporting-
meru.webp)

## The Berkeley Foundation & MERU

[The Berkeley Foundation](http://www.berkeleyfoundation.org.uk/) has given Epsom-
based charity [MERU](https://meru.org.uk/) a cheque for £25,000 that will fund new
Bugzis, a special micro-sized powered wheelchair that can offer very young children
their first taste of independent mobility. Each Bugzi costs £5,000 and after one
child has used them, they are refurbished and passed on to another child.

There is a long waiting list in Surrey and across the country for Bugzis, as they
are not currently financed by the NHS.

 

> We're delighted that we've raised £2 million for [@CarersTrust](https://twitter.com/CarersTrust?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!
> That means our employees [#fundraising](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fundraising?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> efforts have supported over 9,000 UK [#carers](https://twitter.com/hashtag/carers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw).
> [pic.twitter.com/ecWXnVCopu](https://t.co/ecWXnVCopu)
> — The Rank Group Plc (@therankgroup) [July 28, 2018](https://twitter.com/therankgroup/status/1023161759878795264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## The Rank Group & Carers Trust

[The Rank Group](http://www.rank.com/en/index.html) has now raised £2m for [Carers Trust](https://carers.org/).
The partnership between Carers Trust and The Rank Group first began in February 
2014. Since then, employees nationwide have worked hard to raise as much money as
possible by undertaking various charity initiatives and fundraising activities within
local communities. 

In recognition of the work by Mecca team members to hit the fundraising total, the
senior team from Mecca agreed to take on a final challenge, taking part in a bushtucker
trial challenge, which included a menu of creepy crawlies, from critter cocktails,
to mealworms and buffalo worms on a bed of lettuce sprinkled with dry cricket flour.

 * **[5 products raising funds for charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/24/5-products-raising-funds-charity/)**(
   24 August 2018)
 * **[5 products raising funds for charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/31/5-products-raising-funds-charity-2/)**(
   31 August 2018)
 * **[DKMS asks people to nail blood cancer with a mani-pedicure party](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/04/dkms-asks-people-nail-blood-cancer-mani-pedicure-party/)**(
   4 September 2018)
