Sick children and staff at Bristol Children’s Hospital are celebrating an incredible milestone, as family-owned toy retailer, The Entertainer announce that their customers have raised a staggering £650,000 for charity with Pennies.
Screwfix customers reach 50,000 donations milestone in just four months
We know that many of our customers buy their products online, and we therefore felt Pennies was a perfect fit enabling Screwfix customers to donate quickly and easily online. The initiative is a really simple and sustainable way to offer our ongoing support to Everyman and our customers have really embraced the concept
Hear Sylvia talk about how an online support network helped her cope with her husband’s dementia – with the help of your pennies
So far Alzheimer’s Society have received £13,505 from your donations made online and in-store at participating retailers. Every penny helps them keep their vital support networks running, such as their online support and discussion forum Talking Point.
Pennies recipient charities join forces to highlight the risk of ill health and poverty for carers this Carers Week
Eight charities in total have joined forces this week to celebrate and recognise the work carried out by the nearly six million unpaid carers in the UK – that’s 10% of the population! Caring for someone, whether it’s a loved one, family member or friend, can impact on a carer’s health and well-being enormously, which is why this year’s theme is “in sickness and in health”.
It’s fancy dress time for some of Pennies’ recipient hospices as they celebrate Children’s Hospice Week
To celebrate Children’s Hospice Week, people across the country will be tapping in to their inner child this ‘Superhero’ Friday.
£500,000 raised as Pennies donations double in six months!
The Pennies movement is gaining momentum as the number of consumer micro-donations made via Pennies has doubled in just six months bringing the total to two million. This has raised £500,000 supporting a growing number of UK charities.