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    Londoners donate their ‘electronic’ pennies at Drake & Morgan 10,000 times to help inner-city kids

    Customers enjoying a meal in Drake & Morgan’s bar and restaurants have donated their ‘spare electronic change’ 10,000 times to help raise £5,000 for inner-city children thanks to an innovative fundraising initiative. The London-based group recently partnered with Pennies, the electronic charity box, to allow customers paying by card in their restaurants to add a [...]

    Posted in Press Releases | Tagged children's charities, CSR, electronic charity box, fundraising for children, innovative fundraising, microdonations, Pennies, Pennies Foundation

    Fifty pence added to your online booking helps provide 1300 toy boxes to disadvantaged kids

    If you gave a child 50p and took them down to the shops, what do you think they could get? Probably not a lot – 50p hardly covers the cost of your average chocolate bar these days. The fact it’s such a small amount is probably why so many customers booking a room online with [...]

    Posted in News | Tagged charities, children's charities, CSR, electronic charity box, micro-donations, Pennies Foundation

    Pennies donated now will help bring some Christmas cheer for young patients like Luke

    It may seem a tad early, but with Christmas puds and mince pies already appearing in the shops, we thought it might be a nice time to remember how your pennies help children who don’t get to spend Christmas at home. All four of the children’s hospitals benefitting from donations made at the Entertainer toyshops [...]

    Posted in News | Tagged Alder Hey Imagine Appeal, children's charities, Children's health, CSR, electronic charity box, fundraising for sick children, fundraising ideas, micro-donations, Neonatal care, Pennies, Pennies Foundation, Premature babies

    Pennies donations add up to help children with learning difficulties relax with sensory play

    Between May 2011 and March 2013, Kids Out benefited from donations made by Travelodge customers adding a small donation to their online booking. In this period, customers raised well over £31,000 for the charity. This story is just one way this money was put to use. The snap decision to click the donate button at [...]

    Posted in News | Tagged charities, children's charities, Children's health, CSR, early learning, electronic charity box, fundraising ideas, learning disabilities, micro-donations, online donations, Pennies, Pennies Foundation, sensory learning, sensory play

    Small change donations help Jill rebuild her life after sight loss

    Just like pressing the ‘enter’ button on a card terminal, picking up a phone to make a call is something most of us do every day. But both of these can also be significant acts that help change someone’s life for the better. Every time you donate through Pennies, part of your spare change helps [...]

    Posted in News | Tagged Contact Lenses Express, CSR, electronic charity box, fundraising for the blind, micro-donations, Pennies, Pennies Foundation, retailers

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