# Santander beats target to raise record-breaking £3.2 million for Age UK and Barnardo’s

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/01/17/santander-beats-target-raise-record-breaking-3-2m-age-uk-barnardos/
- Published: 2019-01-17T08:00:25+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Santander has beaten its £3million target to raise £3.2million for Age UK and 
Barnardo’s during a three-year partnership.**

[Santander](https://www.santander.co.uk/uk) staff also contributed over 10,000 hours
support, carrying out a wide range of fundraising activities for the two charities,
including:

 * _International Challenge_ events with 120 employees travelling to South Africa,
   Nepal and Cambodia to help vulnerable communities abroad while fundraising to
   support those closer to home;
 * _It’s a Knockout_ competitions which achieved record numbers of staff participation;
   and
 * _‘Store Wars’ challenges_ with Santander employees taking over [Age UK](https://www.ageuk.org.uk/)
   and [Barnardo’s](https://www.barnardos.org.uk/) stores around the country and
   competing for sales during the day.

Over 100 Santander employees also made regular calls as part of Age UK’s _Call in
Time_ programme and teams from across the bank delivered workshops in communities
on topics such as digital skills, fraud awareness and financial capability.

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In addition to fundraising and volunteering, Santander funded two strategic programmes:
Age UK’s _Ambitions for Later Life_, which helped over 5,300 older people to better
plan for the future, improve their confidence and feel more financially resilient;
and Barnardo’s _On Track_, which helped over 380 young people to overcome significant
challenges through over 1,500 hours of one to one support as well as 50 creative
employability sessions delivered alongside local employers.

Keith Moor, Chief Marketing Officer of Santander UK, said:

> “I’m extremely proud of our partnership with Age UK and Barnardo’s. By working
> together we were able to support the communities we live and work in and help 
> some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.”

Javed Kahn, Barnardo’s Chief Executive, said:

> “Santander has been a fantastic partner.  Their staff have thrown themselves into
> this fundraising partnership and we’re grateful for all their support over the
> last three years.  The money raised is helping Barnardo’s transform the lives 
> of hundreds of thousands of children, young people, parents and carers across 
> the UK.”

Steph Harland, Chief Executive at Age UK, also commented, saying:

> “Over 2.5 million older people feel they have no one to turn to for help.  Santander’s
> support has enabled Age UK to be there for thousands of older people facing the
> most difficult challenges of later life. We’ve been able to give friendship, as
> well as advice and practical help, and for this we’re so grateful to Santander,
> their staff and customers.”

 

Main image: (L-R) Staff from Milton Keynes who took part in the International Challenge

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