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  1. Published on: 23/05/2018 09:58 AMReported by: roving-eye
    ASHINGTON HELPS RAISE £3 MILLION FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK

    Staff and customers at the M&Co Ashington store have contributed a fantastic £14,601 towards M&Co’s National Charity Partner of 10 years, Cancer Research UK.
    The money has been raised by a series of fundraising initiatives in the Ashington store over the past 10 years. From fashion shows to bake sales and a national baton relay challenge, the store on Station Road has been a part of a national effort to help raise vital research funds for Cancer Research UK.


    The company as a whole has raised an incredible £3million for Cancer Research UK, over the past 10 years through similar activities both in and out of their many stores across the UK.


    Five M&Co employees from the London based buying office ran the London Marathon in 2016, raising a total of £30,000. Three Scottish mountains were climbed by twenty members of staff in 2016 and 2017 raising £38,000 and an astonishing £850,000 has been raised from over 64,000 bags of pre-loved goods donated by customers and employees through donation stations in M&Co stores across the UK.


    Employees in the stores raised over £300,000 by selling CRUK pin badges and 100% of the funds raised from the 5p carrier bag charge in England, Scotland and Wales went to Cancer Research UK, raising a total of £264,000.
    Andrew McGeoch, M&Co Chief Executive said:
    “Staff at M&Co really know how to put the “fun” in fundraising! We would like to say a big thank-you to our customers for their generosity and dedication towards helping our charity partners. Our staff are thrilled to have raised this magnificent sum for Cancer Research UK and together we will continue to contribute to the fight to help beat cancer sooner.”


    Cancer Research UK spokeswoman in Scotland, Clare Lappin said: “We are so grateful to M&Co for the fantastic amount they have raised for Cancer Research UK.”
    “Cancer affects us all and one in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime. Cancer Research UK receives no Government funding for its ground-breaking research. Funds raised through supporters like M&Co and their customers is crucial to the work of doctors, nurses and scientists who work day and night to fight cancer on all fronts.”
     

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