Peacocks pledge to make a million for NCH
Howard Lake | 11 June 2003 | News
Clothing retailer Peacocks and children’s charity NCH will launch their new initiative ‘Make a Million Charity Challenge’ on June 16.
The £1 a ticket holiday lottery will be running throughout Peacocks’ 380
stores until July 12. Prizes include a family trip to Florida. The Challenge is one of the many activities the retailer will be
undertaking in their pledge to raise a million pounds for NCH by October 2004.
Other fundraising activities planned by Peacocks, which will involve staff
from stores, warehouse and head office, include selling pin badges, a regional manager cheque relay, Christmas car raffle and mobile phone recycling.
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Peacocks have worked with NCH since 1998 raising about £600k so far through a variety of activities ranging from an in-store cycle round the world challenge to staff trekking in China to sponsoring a mini in the
annual Italian Job touring event.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.