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The kids, parents, and family market intelligence unit, The Insights Family has partnered with the national children’s charity, Starlight in a move to better understand UK families and modernise and improve the hospital experience for children. The partnership was formed after new The Insights Family data helped enable Starlight to …
Read More »The Entertainer raises £650,000 for Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, The Grand Appeal
The family-owned toy retailer, The Entertainer has raised an impressive £650,000 for the dedicated charity of the Bristol Children’s Hospital, The Grand Appeal, just two weeks after reopening the doors of its high street stores. The Entertainer has been raising money for the sick children at Bristol Children’s Hospital by …
Read More »Playtime PR joins UK industry support of London play charity The Toy Project
The London toy and play charity The Toy Project has welcomed support from the UK toy industry specialists, including the PR and communications expert, Playtime PR who has added its name to the growing list of sponsors of the organisation’s brick and mortar workshop and therapy space, The Play Room. …
Read More »The Toy Trust details its Around the World in 80 Hours 2021 fundraising event
The Toy Trust has detailed its new fundraising initiative for 2021: Around the World in 80 Hours, an industry-wide attempt to cover 40,075 kilometres, akin to circumnavigating the globe. Kicking off at 9am on Friday, June 11th this year, the event will call on the toy industry to take part, …
Read More »Tonies donates storytelling boxes and figures to UK children’s charity Starlight
Tonies has gifted 500 Tonies figures and heavily discounted Toniebox storytelling audio devices to the UK’s children’s charity, Starlight in its campaign to bring play to children undergoing serious medical treatment across the country. The Tonieboxes support the charity’s Storybox programme that provides storytelling toys, books and crafts to children in …
Read More »The Toy Project calls on UK toy firms to sponsor its community play therapy space The Play Room
The London toy and play charity The Toy Project is appealing to the UK’s toy companies to help back its latest campaign to open a new community space for play therapy, LEGO-based therapy, workshops, storytelling, and games nights. Called The Play Room, the site will become the permanent home for …
Read More »The Toy Trust Media Auction raises over £72,000 for UK small charities
The Toy Trust Media Auction has raised an impressive £72,200 in its quest to support small UK children’s charities this year, through the donation of airtime media slots from the likes of Sky, Nickelodeon, and Pop. Leading children’s media channels that also included the likes of ITVB, CITV, and Channel …
Read More »US: Ravensburger launches Puzzles Fund the Cure Design Contest with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Ravensburger has partnered with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation to help piece together a cure for childhood cancer with the launch of the Puzzles Fund the Cure Design Contest. Running until January, 31st this year, the contest encourages children and teens to create a design that inspires hope. Ten of …
Read More »The Entertainer raises £750,000 through Payroll Giving initiative
Over half of employees at The Entertainer are now giving regularly to 180 different charities in the UK from their own pay and the company matches every donation pound for pound.
Read More »Schleich’s Paul Dearlove prepares to take on London Marathon
The firm's trade marketing manager will compete to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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