# Record 300+ businesses take part in City Giving Day

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/09/25/record-300-businesses-take-part-city-giving-day/
- Published: 2018-09-25T15:20:44+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**More than 300 City businesses have taken part in today’s (25 September) City Giving
Day: a record number according to organiser The Lord Mayor’s Appeal.**

 

[City Giving Day](https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/a-fair-city/city-giving-day/498/city-giving-day-2018/)
celebrates the value of the City to society, and champions the activities, including
CSR, philanthropy, and volunteering, that companies do to support charity, society,
their local communities and the environment in which they work.

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This year, thousands of City workers, clients, suppliers and supporters participating
in the event have worn red for the day while Charles Bowman, the Lord Mayor of the
City of London, along with the Lady Mayoress, Sheriffs and Aldermen, have been visiting
more than 50 participating companies across the Square Mile. Activities throughout
the day included a CIBC World Markets’ bus, which toured the City for seven hours
raising money for Lord Mayor’s Appeal charities, sessions from Hewlett Packard teaching
children how to build a laptop, and a fundraising static bike competition.

 

Last year’s City Giving Day raised over £400,000 for charities and community groups,
with over 5,000 volunteers recruited.

 

This year, the [Lord Mayor’s Appeal](https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/)‘s charities
are [Place2Be](https://www.place2be.org.uk/), OnSide Youth Zones, and Samaritans.
Place2Be will use the funds raised to provide children in 180 schools across London
with access to mental health and emotional support, OnSide Youth Zones will create
five centres in areas of deprivation, providing access to a safe space and programme
of activities ranging from sport and music to mentoring, and Samaritans’ new initiative
_Wellbeing in the City_ will use the funds raised for its online platform, giving
employees the skills to manage wellbeing in the workplace.

 

Charles Bowman, Lord Mayor of the City of London, said:

 

> “There is really valuable work being done by City firms, benefitting society through
> business volunteering, fundraising events and philanthropic work. City Giving 
> Day is a chance to shout out about this vital work, whilst at the same time encouraging
> others to get involved.
> “It’s clear to see that many firms are now making responsible business programmes
> and philanthropic activity a core part of their purpose, a rising trend which 
> looks set to increase.”

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