DOING MORE, TOGETHER… Match Funding
we’re able to make towards animal welfare and conservation, we know that making a difference and shaping a better future, requires us to go so much further. Animal Friends Giving Back Back in March 2021, we launched our Animal Friends Giving Back volunteering platform, providing us with a unique way to connect our kind-hearted and passionate colleagues with some incredible charities in need of a helping hand. Since its launch, we’ve connected over 30 charities with 218 colleagues who have pledged to dedicate their time, skills, or expertise, whenever and wherever they are needed. 142 acts of volunteering have already been carried out through the platform so far, and new opportunities to help are always just around the corner. Following the successful internal launch of our Giving
Back platform, we were thrilled to open it up to the public in November 2022 – connecting charities in need of support, to an even bigger pool of passionate animal lovers who are ready to roll up their sleeves, volunteer, and get stuck in. NEW for 2022! Our Big Summer Give Back In September 2022, we launched our first ever Big Summer Give Back - one whole month of quick and easy volunteering activities for our colleagues to get involved in, through our Giving Back platform, with the chance to make some wonderful donations along the way! £3,750 was donated to four amazing charities thanks to our weekly winners! Charity Working Group
support, and funding, we offer to animal welfare and conservation projects. Through this colleague-led group, if there is a charity, groundbreaking wildlife project, or urgent crisis out there that needs our help, our colleagues are standing by ready to let us know. Volunteering days We’re deeply committed to supporting our colleague’s dedication for making a difference and want to make it as easy as possible for them to do so. That’s why we offer all colleagues one paid volunteering day, supporting them as they leave the day-job behind to get out and about to directly help the animal welfare or conservation causes
that are closest to their hearts. In 2022, our colleagues helped to clear a woodland area at Hawk Conservancy Trust, touch up a fence that was in need of some TLC at Bath Cats and Dogs Home, helped out at the Birmingham Dogs Home kennels, walked the dogs at Flori’s Friends Rescue and so much more! Shaping a better future is a monumental task, and one we know will require the support of as many animal- lovers as possible. That’s why we will continue doing all we can to support our colleagues as they dedicate their time, skills and passion towards creating a better life for every animal. After all, even the smallest acts of kindness can make a big difference!
when they took on the Tough Mudder challenge in September raising a total of £1,110 for Prince Fluffy Kareem , a charity that cares for the animals working by the pyramids of Giza, Egypt. Making a splash for Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) Patricia Gardiner (Chief Marketing Officer) dived into the Swim Serpetine Challenge in September to raise vital funds for WDC. After plenty of training from her loyal coach (her daughter Megan), Patricia completed her one-mile swim and smashed her £250 target by raising a whopping £1,255 to help protect whales and dolphins! For more than 20 years, we’ve been giving back to animals around the world. And as deeply proud as we are of the financial contributions
To help our colleagues give even more, we match fund up to £500 towards their charitable activities. In 2022, we saw colleagues jump out of planes, throw themselves around the muddiest of all obstacle courses and dive into the chilliest of swimming challenges to raise money and awareness for causes close to their hearts! Getting down and dirty to help raise funds There was definitely some sweat and mud (there may even have been some tears...),
but a team from Animal Friends put themselves through it all, and more,
In February 2022, we launched our Charity Working Group, bringing together passionate charity champions from around our business, to share thoughts, ideas and suggestions on the
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