Charity of the Year Partnerships
Nominating Samaritans as your charity of the year is a fantastic
way to support and empower the millions of people who are
struggling to cope.
Partnering with Samaritans will provide your staff with
exciting fundraisers and meaningful volunteering for an emotive and
vital charity.
Why support Samaritans as your Charity of the Year
National and local presence – We have 201
branches across the UK and ROI who provide our support services. We
can link Samaritans branches with your sites in local communities
across the UK and ROI, to motivate.
Dedicated and experienced account management –
Ensuring companies objectives are met, co-ordinating all activity
including a range of volunteering opportunities, PR and
communications support.
Inspiring cause – Samaritans supports anyone
struggling to cope, the service is available 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. 18,500 volunteers across the UK provide our life
saving service.
Fun Fundraisers – From Skydiving, trekking the
Andes, to wearing fluffy slippers for Stress Down Day and sponsored
24 hour fundraisers for our awareness day 24:7 - Samaritans can
provide a partnership which is fun and motivating for staff.
Case study
Northern Rock employees voted for
Samaritans to become their charity of the year from April 2010. In
this time Northern Rock employees have raised over £120,000!!!
Employees have taken on the challenge and have:
- run in the Great North Run
- skydived from 12,000 ft
- cycled from lands end to John O’Groats (and coast to
coast)
- worn fluffy green slippers to work for Stress Down Day.
Employees have also donated over 1000 hours in volunteering for
the charity, including bucket collections, painting local branches
and skills volunteering.
There are a variety of ways in which companies can support
Samaritans, through:
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