MEMBER NEWS Rainbows supported by Kinchbus
Bus drivers and colleagues from Kinchbus have chosen Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People as their charity of the year for both 2020 and 2021. Loughborough’s Rainbows is the East Midlands’ only hospice for children
and young people. Since 1994 Rainbows has been a place where children with life-limiting conditions and their families can find care and support. The charity will benefit from two years’ worth of fundraising events and challenges by Kinchbus staff. Rainbows’ Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser Emily Wright said: “As a
Loughborough-based charity, we’re all so thrilled to be working in partnership with a local company like Kinchbus to raise money for Rainbows. “We only receive limited funding from the Government
each year, so rely almost entirely on donations and fundraising to continue providing care and support to our children, young people, and their families.
‘Only around 15% of its funding is from Government and statutory sources. It must seek the rest from its supporters’
“We can’t wait to see what
the team at Kinchbus get up to throughout the year, and a huge thank you to everybody involved for their support.” Jeff Counsell, Kinchbus Managing Director, said: “Everyone knows of Rainbows and most people have a good idea of the valuable help its dedicated staff and volunteers provide. “But I’m guessing fewer
people realise how much Rainbows depends on
Building society launches savings account for charities
Charities are being offered mentoring, advice and even free meeting space alongside a competitive interest rate in an innovative new savings account from Hinckley & Rugby. The new Charity Accumulator
deposit account has been designed to enable charities to earn valuable interest to fund their work, plus to offer them access to Hinckley & Rugby’s boardroom and departments such as HR, IT, Marketing and Finance. Charities based in the building
society’s heartlands may also be welcomed to use meeting space at the head office or one of its
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larger branches in Rugby and Nuneaton. Colin Fyfe, Chief Executive at
Hinckley & Rugby, said: “During my first 12 months at Hinckley & Rugby I’ve been hugely impressed with the society’s engagement with charities and our staff’s commitment to volunteering and helping in many other ways. “I want us to do even more and
this new Charity Accumulator account takes our support to another level. We want to be not only a trusted place for charities to put their money to work, earning good interest. We also want to be an active partner,
L-R: Hinckley & Rugby brand charity champions, Sarah Boneham (Rugby and Nuneaton), Jamie Clarke (Hinckley, Coalville and Broughton Astley) and Rita Hawkins (South Wigston and Lutterworth)
helping those charities which can benefit from the skills and know- how of our teams and colleagues. “We are keenly aware that charities sometimes struggle to find and fund the specialist skills they need and that we may have
the experience and knowledge to plug those gaps. The new Charity Accumulator adds a new dimension to our community engagement, by inviting charities to see the society as far more than a financial service provider.”
donations to do as much as it does. Only around 15% of its funding is from Government and statutory sources. It must seek the rest from its supporters. “As a Loughborough-based company providing a vital public transport
service to the local people and beyond, it is no surprise to me that my Kinchbus colleagues have chosen to support Rainbows. “I know they’ll get stuck in with great enthusiasm to raising lots of money for Rainbows and raising awareness among our customers too of how precious the hospice is and why it needs to continue to receive support.”
L-R: Amy Newbold, Kinchbus Charity Champion; Emily Wright, Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser at Rainbows and Kev Cubitt, Lead Driver at Kinchbus
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