Domino's Pizza customers make a million donations to charity
February 14, 2012
Domino's Pizza customers make a million donations to charity
By Pennies on February 14, 2012
Domino’s customers are all heart as they share their pennies
Domino’s customers have shown that they are all heart by rounding up the price of their orders, a cool one million times, and donating their ‘spare change’ to charity. Domino’s Pizza joined forces with The Pennies Foundation, the creators of the micro-donation scheme Pennies, the electronic charity box in November 2010 and since then customers have raised over £230,000 for UK charities.
Domino’s nominated charity, Special Olympics Great Britain, benefits from 75% …
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The Entertainer customers donate £100,000 to charity through micro-donations
January 25, 2012
The Entertainer customers donate £100,000 to charity through micro-donations
By Pennies on January 25, 2012
Customers at The Entertainer have raised over £100,000 for charity in just six months by donating their electronic ‘spare change’. The donations, made through Pennies the electronic charity box, gained a boost in the run up to Christmas, culminating in a massive peak of nearly £13,000 raised in the pre-Christmas week.
The majority of the money raised by The Entertainer is shared equally between four children’s hospitals: Liverpool’s Alder Hey Imagine Appeal; Birmingham Children’s Hospital; Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal which …
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Pennies hits one million donations in its first year as retailers and technology companies sign up
November 22, 2011
Pennies hits one million donations in its first year as retailers and technology companies sign up
By Pennies on November 22, 2011
Could 2012 be the year of the micro-donation?
Pennies, the electronic charity box, has received its one millionth micro-donation in just 12 months, raising over £250,000 from the public’s ‘spare change’ for more than 20 UK charities. Breaking new ground, Pennies is a new channel for an old habit – dropping a few coins into a charity box on a shop counter – brought up to date to give consumers the choice to round up their bills when they pay by …
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Grimsby and Cleethorpes lead the nation in new way of giving to charity
November 22, 2011
Grimsby and Cleethorpes lead the nation in new way of giving to charity
By Pennies on November 22, 2011
New community initiative allows retailers and their customers to support St Andrew’s Hospice and other local charities through Pennies, the electronic charity box
Customers paying by card in shops and businesses in Grimsby and Cleethorpes can now top up their bill by 25p and donate their ‘spare change’ electronically to St Andrew’s Hospice and other local charities. This is through a new community initiative launched today by Pennies, the electronic charity box, and Cardsave, the Grimsby-based provider of point of sale …
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Pennies, the electronic charitybox announces new partnership with Commidea
November 22, 2011
Pennies, the electronic charitybox announces new partnership with Commidea
By Pennies on November 22, 2011
Commidea today announces that it is the latest technology provider to get behind Pennies, the electronic charity box. Commidea, the UK’s leading managed service payments provider and part of the Point Group, has updated the Ocius Sentinel solution to allow its retail partners to adopt micro-donations through Pennies. This new development will make it easier for more retailers to implement Pennies across a range of distribution channels.
The announcement comes as Pennies reaches its one millionth micro-donation in just 12 months, …
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Pennies goes mobile with Simply Tap
November 22, 2011
Pennies goes mobile with Simply Tap
By Pennies on November 22, 2011
Mobile Money Network™ (MMN) is the first mobile technology partner to get behind Pennies, enabling retailers to offer their customers the opportunity to make micro-donations when they shop using their mobile phones. Consumers will be able to donate using MMN’s new Simply Tap™ mobile application with an extra tap at checkout. This means retailers are now able to support Pennies via multiple purchasing channels: in-store, online and by mobile.
Pennies, the electronic charity box, has received its one millionth micro-donation in …
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Domino's Pizza franchisees begin supporting Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
November 3, 2011
Domino's Pizza franchisees begin supporting Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
By Pennies on November 3, 2011
Domino’s Pizza franchisees in Northern Ireland have decided that charity donations made by their customers through Pennies, the electronic charity box will help a Northern Ireland charity. Customers now ordering a Domino’s Pizza online in Northern Ireland will be able to support Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice by rounding up their pizza purchase to the nearest pound. Previously Domino’s Pizza customers throughout the UK have been donating their pennies to long term partner Special Olympics GB.
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Zizzi rolls out Pennies across all its restaurants
August 2, 2011
Zizzi rolls out Pennies across all its restaurants
By Pennies on August 2, 2011
Italian restaurant chain, Zizzi, rolls out Pennies, the electronic charity box, to its nationwide network of 118 restaurants to raise more money for charity, The Prince’s Trust. This follows the success of a trial in a small number of venues which began last December.
Customers visiting the restaurant chain who pay for their meal by card have the choice to top up their bill by 20p. Every one of the extra pennies given goes to charity. Of the money raised, 75% …
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Toy shop chain The Entertainer brings Pennies to the high street
August 2, 2011
Toy shop chain The Entertainer brings Pennies to the high street
By Pennies on August 2, 2011
The Pennies Foundation has launched Pennies, the electronic charity box onto the UK high street for the first time with children’s toy shop, The Entertainer. This independent 57- store chain is the first retailer to introduce Pennies on shop tills. Customers have the choice to make micro-donations by rounding-up their purchase to the nearest pound when they pay by card. All the money raised goes to charity.
The Entertainer has launched Pennies in four stores (Liverpool, Bristol, Kingston and Sutton Coldfield), …
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