The Bath community has raised more than £35,000 for a number of charities including Cancer Research UK, the RNLI and Alzheimer’s Society thanks to a pop-up shop on Old Bond Street.
The window display on Old Bond Street
The funds were raised through the Cards for Good Causes shop which operated during the Christmas season.
It was a difficult and challenging time for the not-for-profit organisation with a period of key trading wiped out by the lockdown in November 2020 but the pop-up shop still managed to raise £35,790 thanks to the support of the community.
Cards for Good Causes is the trading arm of the 1959 Group of Charities which has 25 members including Barnardo’s, Save the Children and Parkinson’s UK.
As a not-for-profit organisation, all proceeds are given back to local and national charities. In the past ten years, Cards for Good Causes has given back over £40 million to the charities it partners with.
With the effects of COVID-19 over the past year, the charity sector has suffered considerably and support is vital if charities are to survive and continue their work this year.
Cards for Good Causes is now selling cards and gifts for all occasions so the community can support the charity all year round via its website.
Jeremy Lune, CEO at Cards for Good Causes said: “On behalf of all of our charities, we would like to say a huge thank you to the Bath local community!
“The proceeds from every card or product purchased has made a vital contribution to the work of national and local charities. It has been a very tough season but the support has been incredible and we hope to continue our work in 2021.
“However, we are not just for Christmas anymore and sell everyday cards, birthday cards and occasion cards so please do continue to purchase cards and gifts via our website throughout the year – www.cardsforcharity.org.uk – and let’s keep supporting our charity sector and the fantastic work they are doing.”
