Bring a Pound to Work Day Raises Over £4,300

Wednesday, 7 July 2021 07:16

By Matthew Pells

Saint Catherine's Bring a Pound to Work Day has raised over £4,300 for the charity.

The event yesterday saw people along the Yorkshire Coast contribute to the fundraising by either taking their pound to work or by donating online or via SMS text message.

The event saw teams from Saint Catherine's, The Scarborough Business Ambassadors and This is the Coast collect coins from hundreds of businesses in the area stretching from Whitby to Bridlington and as far inland as Malton.

The full total wont be know for a few days as the cash is quarantine for 72 hours as part of the events COVID safety measures.

Ellie from Saint Catherine's says it was a great day.

The total is likely to increase further as a number of retailers were holding bucket collections yesterday which will arrive over the coming days.

Anyone who still wishes to donate to the appeal can do so either online or via SMS text message.

Donate Your Pounds Online

If we can't visit your workplace or if your team are not all back in the office yet, you can submit your donation to Saint Catherine's on the Bring a Pound to Work Day Just Giving page at :

https://justgiving.com/fundraising/bringapoundtoworkday2021

Just Giving will charge 20p plus 1.9% of your donation for each online donation. If you are donating just a pound then it might be better to donate via SMS text message if you can.

Donate Your Pounds via SMS Text Message

If you are working from home and can't get your pound to the office then you can donate via SMS text message.

Simply text the word POUND followed by the amount you want to donate to 70470.

So, to donate one pound text POUND1 to 70470

To donate a higher amount just change the number i.e. POUND2, POUND5, POUND10. The most you can donate in one SMS message is £20, larger donations can be made via the Just Giving page.

The text donation service is powered by donr.com, 95% of your donations will go directly to Saint Catherine's. The text will cost the value of your donation plus your standard network fee for sending a text.

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