Action Aid’s Child Poverty Day is to be held on Friday October 17th this year, and it’s an excellent way to raise awareness and money throughout businesses across the country.
Holding a Big School Dinner event is easy and fun to arrange. By you and your colleagues bringing in a packed lunch then everyone can donate the money they would normally spend to Action Aid. You could even organise a traditional school dinner with colleagues and friends to raise money, though lumpy gravy is not a necessity!
Every day we spend millions of pounds on readymade sandwiches and fast food for lunch. If everyone donated just one day of dinner money if could transform the lives of people in much poorer communities. Even if you manage to raise a small share of the £162m spent on lunch every day in the UK, it could make an incredible difference.
Action Aid’s fundraising efforts help poorer communities to build school kitchens, support educational projects and help to provide children with nutritious meals. They also put pressure on local and national governments to ensure that more children have better access to healthcare and free education.
To get hold of a free fundraising pack call Action Aid on 01460 23 8047 or register online here.
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