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It’s been a couple of weeks full of exciting news here at Pennies. Not only are we celebrating the donation button being pressed 5 million times, we’ve also just found out that Pennies is one of ten charity finalists in the running for a Google Global Impact Award! We’re now very close to gaining support [...]
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For the first two years after Pennies launched in November 2010, Carers UK has been one of ten charities to benefit from a share of 25% of every donation. Since the end of the last year, the charity has continued to receive donations from some of our retail partners, using these pennies to help support [...]
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Donating a few pennies when you pay by card at the till point may not seem like much but to children sitting in hospital beds around the country this small action is making a huge difference. Since August 2011 customers paying by card in the Entertainer toyshop stores have been happily popping their virtual spare [...]
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Many donations made via Pennies help support children with health problems and their families. One of the charities that has benefited from donations since Pennies first began is Together for Short Lives, the organisation for all children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions. Donations that have been made through Pennies have added up to nearly £25,000 [...]
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This time last year, Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity were nominated by a second online company to benefit from donations made by customers at the checkout. Together with Barracudas customers, people shopping online with Party Pieces have been donating their pennies to help the charity support families of children with serious illnesses. Thanks to these donations, [...]
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