# Kwik Fit chooses Children with Cancer UK as first Charity of the Year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/09/kwik-fit-chooses-children-cancer-uk-first-charity-year/
- Published: 2019-01-09T08:00:45+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Kwik Fit has selected Children with Cancer UK as its first ever Charity of the
Year.  The charity was chosen following a vote open to more than 5,000 Kwik Fit 
employees across the UK.**

[Kwik Fit](https://www.kwik-fit.com/) staff could choose from a shortlist of three
national charities, each of which had produced a bespoke appeal message for the 
company. [Children with Cancer UK](https://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/) received
over half the votes cast by employees.

The partnership, which will run throughout 2019, has a fundraising target of £1,000,000
with the objective of helping to fund new family accommodation at Royal Manchester
Children’s Hospital to keep families together whilst children from across the UK
receive cancer treatment.

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Jason Rigby, director of fundraising and communications of Children with Cancer 
UK, said:

> “We are absolutely delighted to have been chosen by Kwik Fit staff as their very
> first charity of the year.  The enthusiasm we have already seen from Kwik Fit 
> has been incredible and we are sure that this partnership will help ensure that
> children with cancer, along with their families, continue to receive the right
> care and support at a time when they need it the most.”

Mark Slade, Managing Director of Kwik Fit, added:

> “We’re really looking forward to working with Children with Cancer UK this year.
> The work they do and the families they help clearly resonated with our staff right
> across the UK. We have events planned throughout the country with the aim of making
> a real difference to the charity.”

During the year, Kwik Fit will run a host of fundraising activities to support the
charity’s work, including a major cycling event connecting Kwik Fit centres, mass
participation by staff in the Virgin Money London Marathon and the Simplyhealth 
Great North Run, a staff lottery, golf days and other local events.

Details of the ongoing fundraising programme will be shared via social media, with
customers able to follow the company on Twitter at @kwik_fit.

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