# Charity lights up London landmarks in bid to become Morrisons partner

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/10/26/charity-lights-up-london-landmarks-in-bid-to-become-morrisons-partner/
- Published: 2021-10-26T12:19:11+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**With staff voting for Morrisons’ new charity partner ending tomorrow (27 October),
Together for Short Lives lit up landmarks across London last night with its trademark
butterfly in a bid to attract the attention of the supermarket’s employees.**

By putting a spotlight on major locations like Marble Arch, [Together for Short Lives](https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/)
hopes to gain the attention of Morrisons’ staff, so they too can shine a light on
UK’s 99,000 seriously ill children and their families, and the children’s hospices
they rely on.

Morrisons [announced its search](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/06/08/morrisons-seeks-new-national-charity-partner/)
for a new charity partner back in June as it came to end of its partnership with
Young Lives Vs Cancer. Out of more than 100 charities to apply, Together for Short
Lives has made it into the final two charities to be the Morrisons charity partner.
The result is decided by a Morrisons staff vote and the winning charity will enter
a three-year partnership aiming to raise around £10 million.

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Andy Fletcher Chief Executive at Together for Short Lives spoke about the difference
this partnership would make, saying:

> “Families of seriously ill children are pushed to their limits every day. Their
> local children’s hospice provides them with the time and space they need to make
> precious memories that last a lifetime – the chance to be parents, not carers.
> At the same time, children’s hospices are struggling to meet demand, as the number
> of seriously ill children in the UK is growing, meaning more families are having
> to cope alone. A partnership with Morrisons will make good things happen – enabling
> hospices to provide lifeline support to even more families who need them right
> in the heart of our community.”