Charity of the year
Charity of the Year
Choosing Beating Bowel Cancer as your Charity of the Year is a great way to boost staff retention and motivation.
Bowel cancer is the UK’s second biggest cancer killer and third biggest cancer. Its affects both men and women and can strike at any age. This means our cause will appeal to all your staff and inspire them to take part in fundraising activity – we will work closely with you and our personal touch will make your staff feel valued.
If you would like to work with us in this way, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Mark Flannagan, CEO or telephone him on 08450 719300.
John Lewis
HEY, BIG SPENDER!: Andy Street, MD, John Lewis (right) presented a cheque for £350,000 to Beating Bowel Cancer as John Lewis’s Charity of the Year 2010. The figure was the most John Lewis Partners had ever raised for a Charity of the Year: how did they do it? With a bit of cycling, abseiling, baton relaying, shaving and baking – though mercifully not all at the same time.
ICAP Charity Day 2009
In 2009, Beating Bowel Cancer was chosen as one of the charities to benefit from ICAP's 17th annual global Charity Day on 9th December 2009.
All of ICAP's company revenues and commissions raised on the day were donated and shared between 120 charities around the world. ICAP hosted dozens of celebrity spokespeople from the various charities it gave to this year, including Kevin Spacey, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Kelly Brook and Lawrence Dallaglio. Beating Bowel Cancer's patron, Matt Dawson, joined staff and celebrities at ICAP's London offices to help close the deals.
Beating Bowel Cancer received a share of an incredible £11.5 million raised by the interdealer brokers.
Michael Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of ICAP, said: “To be able to raise £11.5 million for charity in one day in the current environment is an incredible achievement for the financial services industry. Funds raised through the support of our customers, staff, the charities and their patrons will help over 120 worthy causes globally this year.”
The money received was used to fund the charity's community pharmacy awareness campaign Behind Closed Doors.
Macfarlanes
Macfarlanes law firm have been great supporters over the years and in 2008 staff nominated Beating Bowel Cancer as their Charity of the Year after the recent death of a member of staff caused by bowel cancer. The partnership was a huge success with many employees from all parts of the firm getting involved and raising over £70,000, double their previous fundraising record.
Staff found boundless energy to undertake a whole variety of fundraising activities including physical challenges, a cabaret event and a calendar with photographs taken by members of staff. Staff made donations equal to one hour of pay and these were matched by their firm for their 'Happy Hour' event.
Oliver Court, member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee at Macfarlanes LLP said:
"Our partnership with Beating Bowel Cancer was tremendously successful. Members of staff from across the firm got involved in a wide range of fundraising activities, including a bespoke "Lakes Challenge" event organised by Beating Bowel Cancer. The total sum raised for Beating Bowel Cancer was well in excess of amounts raised for previous charities of the year. This was in no small part due to the enthusiasm, dedication and commitment of the people at the charity. In addition, members of Macfarlanes' staff benefited from Beating Bowel Cancer's work in raising awareness of the symptoms and treatment of bowel cancer."
