Our Current Partnerships

Molson Coors

Molson Coors (UK) has chosen Whizz-Kidz as its corporate charity partner for 2010 – 2012.

The partnership is rooted in Molson Coors (UK)’ Corporate Responsibility agenda; increasing employee engagement and helping charity through fundraising and volunteering. The partnership aims to raise £180,000 through staff fundraising and events. Helping to ensure disabled young people’s inclusion in their communities and society at large matches with Molson Coors’ core value of sociability.

IHG

IHG’s UK & Ireland Managed Estate have been supporting Whizz-Kidz since 2010. Employees from 64 Holiday Inns and Crowne Plaza hotels have so far raised £122,000 for Whizz-Kidz and continue to participate in lots of fundraising activities in 2011 from baked bean baths to mountain climbs. 

The partnership has also seen young Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors participate in work experience placements at the hotels – with 11 arranged to date – giving young wheelchair users a valuable insight into the world of work. The hotels also support Whizz-Kidz with free meeting rooms where possible throughout the year.

 

New Look

Fashion retailer New Look has chosen Whizz-Kidz as a beneficiary charity of its recently launched charitable New Look Foundation for 2010/11.

The two year partnership will centre on staff and customer fundraising for the young people’s mobility charity, and will also involve awareness-raising initiatives. Whizz-Kidz’ young ambassadors will be working with New Look to support schemes on high street accessibility and inclusivity in fashion wear.

Marie Tysall-Blay, New Look’s Head of Social Responsibility, said:

“New Look has over 20,000 staff across the country who are excited to be supporting young disabled people in their communities and regions. Whizz-Kidz and New Look hope to make a real difference by not only supporting their physical mobility needs but also their social independence.”

Travis Perkins Supply Chain

The supply chain division of builders merchant Travis Perkins Plc are supporting Whizz-Kidz over the next two years. Over 1400 employees have been fundraising for the charity by participating in Whizz-Kidz challenges and organising their own events. To date, the team has raised over £64,000.

QMH

The ongoing staff fundraising partnership with QMH hotels has been a huge success with staff really getting behind it, raising over £50,000 against an initial target of £25,000 in the first few months of the partnership.

GVA

UK property advisor, GVA, has chosen Whizz-Kidz as it’s charity partner for 2011 and will be supporting us through their ‘Miles Matters’ campaign. The company will be donating 50p to Whizz-Kidz for every mile walked, run or cycled by their employees – the aim is to collectively walk and cycle around the Earth in 12 months which is a colossal 24,901.55 miles!    Each office will be putting together events to get people moving including gentler walks for the less athlectically inclined and the team hope to raise £40,000 from their activities this year.