The annual fundraising day for Saint Catherine's will see teams from the Hospice, The Scarborough Business Ambassadors and This is the Coast visit hundreds of local business to collect your coins!
The idea of Bring a Pound to Work Day is as simple as it sounds – businesses across the local area encourage their teams to ‘bring a pound to work’ and all the proceeds go towards helping Saint Catherine’s look after patients and their families, both in the hospice and at home.
Susan Stephenson from saint Catherine's says the day has a real impact on their fundraising.
The event is once again being supported by Scarborough Business Ambassadors who are helping provide people and vehicles to help collect coins from along the Yorkshire Coast.
Susan says it's great to have them involved.
Saint Catherine's need to raise £8,000 a day to fund their services on the Yorkshire Coast. Last year's event raised just over £5000 for the charity. Hundreds of local businesses took part in the day, with staff members taking a pound to work.
Last year's event was the first to include methods for donating online and via SMS text message. Both methods are available again this year, Susan Stephenson says that's a great way to ensure people who may now be working from home can take part in the event.
There will be live coverage of the event throughout the day on This is the Coast as we broadcast live from businesses along the collection routes.
Susan Stephenson from Saint Catherine's thinks it's a great way of bringing the community together.
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://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thisisthecoast
- 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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