Discover the incredible impact of micro-donations with stories from our charity partners.
Marie Curie’s ‘Great Daffodil Appeal’ promotes positive conversations around end of life care. In celebration of this amazing appeal, Marie Curie rapid response nurse Paula has shared her story with Pennies.
Since the start of the year more than £7,000 has been raised in support of Multiple System Atrophy Trust, thanks to Papa John’s customers rounding up their pizza orders to fund research, support and advocacy for people affected by the neurological disorder.
Small change makes huge difference to seriously ill children. Pennies has reached an incredible milestone by raising £1million for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, with the help of a number of retail partners and their customers.
Diners at Drake & Morgan bars and restaurants have had the opportunity to add a 50p donation to their bill when paying by card since 2013.
Guest bloggers Alzheimer’s Research UK tell us how your pennies donations have made a difference for people like Vicky this World Alzheimer’s Month.
Since June 2016 customers shopping at Voisins in Jersey, have had an opportunity each year to select the stores chosen charity partners. The people of Jersey have collectively chosen Jersey Hospice Care for three years consecutively.
Medivet have been raising vital funds for The Wilderness Foundation via Pennies since May 2015. Since then, card-paying customers have been offered the option to donate a few pence when paying by card in Medivet veterinary practices, in support of the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative, helping fund projects designed to counter the rhino poaching crisis is South Africa.
Suffolk-based brewer Adnams chose The Royal British Legion as their beneficiary for three months from November 2017. Customers shopping in Adnams’ stores and online rounded up purchases via Pennies in their thousands, to support the Legion’s work.
Every year over 255,000 patients visit Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). These patients are young children who are suffering from rare, complex and often life-threatening conditions, from across the country and abroad. Nearly 700 families will visit GOSH today, in need of desperate help.
Brewer and distiller Adnams understands the importance of the local communities that surround its famous brewery in Southwold, Suffolk. With that in mind, they have been offering Pennies to customers at their Cellar & Kitchen Stores across East Anglia for over two years, raising vital funds for a range of charities working throughout the region to improve the lives of as many people living there as possible.
Money raised by customers at Gieves & Hawkes is busy making a difference to crafts charity QEST, but that’s just half the story. Also sharing in those Pennies donations is the inspiring Walking With The Wounded, a charity that supports injured ex-service personnel by helping them to retrain and secure employment once they return to civilian life.
In November 2012, bespoke tailor Gieves & Hawkes began offering Pennies in their world-famous store at No. 1 Savile Row. By offering their customers the chance to donate 75p when paying by card, thousands of pounds has been raised for the tailor’s two charity partners, Walking With The Wounded and the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST), an organisation that helps craftspeople in Britain to achieve their potential and contribute to a thriving craft sector.
