International Day of Charity

The date of 5 September was chosen in order to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.”

Cost neutral

• Plan events like bake sales, fun runs, etc. to raise money for a chosen charity.
• Invite a local charity to site to give them a chance to promote and encourage tenants to donate
• Macmillan coffee morning also falls in September which is always well received by tenants and a great chance to get lots of cake in!

Mid range:

Metro Building, Hammersmith: ‘We had DKMS charity come in to sign tenants up to the Stem Cell register. Its an amazing charity spreading awareness about the desperate need for stem cell donors, which is very often the only cure for those with terminal Leukaemia. DKMS came on site and we went from office to office to introduce the charity and how easy stem cell donation is! We had 30+ sign ups which we are very proud of! FOH made up some sweet bags with red themed sweets in them, and we had pens and wristbands on hand as freebies. We are looking forward to partnering up with them again in the future.’