# GOSH Charity and M&S mark 10-year £3 million partnership

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/04/27/gosh-charity-and-ms-mark-10-year-3m-partnership/
- Published: 2021-04-27T14:02:41+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) this year marks
10 years of partnership with Marks & Spencer. During that time M&S, its employees
and customers have donated £3 million to support GOSH’s work helping seriously ill
children from across the UK who are treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital.  **

The funds raised have supported projects including:

 * research into child nutrition
 * a bedroom in the state-of-the-art Mittal Children’s Medical Centre at the hospital
 * support services for families, such as GOSH’s renowned Play team, who help children
   prepare for treatments and support them through their recovery through play. 

## Support through COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic M&S also supported GOSH by providing essential items
such as fresh food and meals for the hospital’s dedicated staff to have during shifts.

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## Sparks

As well as fundraising events and initiatives the partnership has generated income
through M&S loyalty reward scheme [Sparks](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/15/ms-sparks-club-card-to-generate-1p-donation-for-each-use/).
GOSH Charity is one of the partner charities that customers can choose to support
by donating 1p with every purchase. 

## Taste Buds

This year also marks the relaunch and expansion of the Taste Buds food range for
children aged 4-10, which has been developed with nutrition experts at GOSH. For
every pack sold, 5p will be donated to GOSH Charity. 

![Marks & Spencer's Taste Buds range, raising funds for GOSH Charity from each sale](
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Marks & Spencer’s Taste Buds range, raising funds for GOSH Charity from each sale

The money raised will help fund the hospital’s urgent needs, including state-of-
the-art medical technology; pioneering research programmes into treatments and cures
for rare conditions; patient and family support services; and to create new child-
focused environments that help children feel safe and calm during their appointments,
treatments and recovery. 

GOSH Charity’s director of fundraising, Liz Tait, thanked M&S staff for their support
of the hospital’s workforce during 2020’s pandemic, adding:

> “We are thrilled to be celebrating ten years of partnership with M&S this year.
> “We are really excited about the Taste Buds range that has been developed with
> nutrition experts at GOSH and would like to say a massive thank you to M&S for
> all of their invaluable support.”

## More fundraising from GOSHCC

 * **[Charity Christmas Number One contenders](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/12/17/charity-christmas-number-one-contenders/)(
   17 December 2018)**
 * **[Peter Pan coin mark 90 years of the story’s support for Great Ormond Street Hospital](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/06/11/peter-pan-coins-mark-90-years-of-the-storys-support-for-great-ormond-street-hospital/)(
   11 June 2019)**
 * **[Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital fundraises online](https://fundraising.co.uk/1997/02/15/great-ormond-street-children039s-hospital-fundraises-online/)(
   15 February 1997)**