Employee fundraising

Charity partnerships

Significant funds continue to be raised by our people in support of our charity partnerships - Breast Cancer Care, The Eve Appeal and BBC Children in Need. We hold special store events for BBC Children in Need and Breast Cancer Care where fundraising materials are provided to help them hold fantastic events.

Make the difference fund

As well as supporting Boots UK charity partnerships with fundraising, our people raise money for a wide range of organisations that have personal relevance to them or their communities - either at work or in their spare time.

Our people can boost their donation to charity by applying for matched funding from Boots UK 'Make The Difference' initiative. Fundraisers can claim up to £500.  During 2008/09, we made contributions of just over £175,000 via the scheme.

Give as you earn

Through our Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme, our people can donate directly from their salaries to the charities they care about.  At the end of 2008/09, almost 2,700 colleagues were giving regularly to a charity of their choice in this way.