# Lord Mayor’s Appeal raises half a million each for charity partners

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/04/09/lord-mayors-appeal-raises-half-a-million-each-for-charity-partners/
- Published: 2019-04-09T08:32:04+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Lord Mayor’s Appeal has raised around half a million pounds for each of its
three charity partners in just over a year so far.**

 

[Samaritans](https://www.samaritans.org/), [Place2Be](https://www.place2be.org.uk/)
and [OnSide Youth Zones](https://www.onsideyouthzones.org/) are all being supported
over three years, from 2018-2020.

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The money raised by the [Lord Mayor’s Appeal](https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/)
for Samaritans will help fund its helpline and has also helped to fund [_Wellbeing in the City_](https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/workplace/wellbeing-city/),
part of its This Is Me workplace mental health campaign, which brings Samaritans’
listening and wellbeing skills into the workplace through a set of online learning
resources.

 

Thousands of employees have already completed the recourses across the Capital and
beyond, from employers including PwC, Bank of England, Leeds Building Society and
the Civil Service.

 

Peter Estlin, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, said:

 

> “We’re delighted to see our support having such a transformational impact on people’s
> lives through Samaritans’ life-saving helpline and the innovative ‘Wellbeing in
> the City’ project. Our mission is to help one million people thrive through our
> multi-year strategy, and we’re now well on our way to achieving this target.”

 

Ruth Sutherland, Samaritans’ CEO, said:

 

> “We’re incredibly grateful to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal for raising this money which
> really will save lives. By working together, we’re raising awareness of our vital
> services as well as creating happier and healthier workplaces where people can
> thrive. We look forward to seeing what we can achieve together over the next two
> years.”

 

 

 

Main image: Lord Mayor’s Appeal, Samaritans and City business leaders

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