{"id":3849,"date":"2022-05-17T07:44:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T07:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/2022\/05\/17\/charity-partnership-with-disability4sport-seeing-our-efforts-in-action\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:15:02","slug":"charity-partnership-with-disability4sport-seeing-our-efforts-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.elixirrdigital.com\/us\/2022\/05\/17\/charity-partnership-with-disability4sport-seeing-our-efforts-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Partnership with Disability4Sport \u2013 Seeing our efforts in action!"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the many exciting developments since Coast Digital became part of the Elixirr House of Brands has been our involvement with the Elixirr Foundation.<\/p>\n

We have always had charity days for staff to use, but the Elixirr Foundation allows us to work with a selected charity partner for an agreed timeframe, from both a fundraising and marketing perspective.<\/p>\n

One of the first tasks we were given by the Foundation was to select a charity partner for us to work with over the next 12 months.<\/p>\n

Ideally, this needed to be a charity that was local to us here in Colchester, and one that generally fits the Foundation\u2019s pillars: Education, Technology and Entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n

We canvased the team to see if there were any causes particularly close to our hearts, and after a few rounds of review, we landed on Disability4Sport.<\/p>\n

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Disability4Sport (D4S) was set up with the sole purpose of providing more sporting opportunities to disabled people.<\/p>\n

We had a few conversations with Abi (one of the founders) and the team at D4S, and it soon became clear that the charity was a perfect fit!<\/p>\n

Based on where they were on their journey, we knew we could assist them both from a fundraising perspective, and with staff volunteer days to help support their digital marketing needs.<\/p>\n

From a fundraising perspective over the last 6 months, we have held several events across the House of Brands. These range from a wine and cheese night at our offices, to quiz nights and charity auctions at the Christmas party. In total, we raised a staggering \u00a36000 for D4S!<\/p>\n

I got to talk to Wayne Banks, Business Development Officer at Disability4Sports about the impact this donation will make. He said:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThank you for the kind donation from The Elixirr Foundation. Our Pay It Forward donations go towards our charitable programmes for those who usually cannot afford to join the team.<\/p>\n

\u00a320 will pay for a child or vulnerable adult to enjoy weekly activity sessions for 1 month; \u00a3120 will pay for a child or vulnerable adult to enjoy weekly activity sessions for 6 months; \u00a3240\u00a0will pay for a child or vulnerable adult to enjoy weekly activity sessions for 12 months – so your donation will support a number of people in the community\u201d.<\/p>\n

We are also talking to Wayne and the team about using some of these funds to support some of their wider activities such as new programs and events.<\/p>\n

Stacey Lee-Gregory, one of our Account Managers, and I were lucky enough to go along and join a session and see the team in action. It was amazing to see all the smiling faces and get involved.<\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that D4S run fully inclusive activities that promote a level playing field and a positive experience for disabled people. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in with sessions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say we are all thrilled that this money can support such a fantastic cause, which is making a real impact in the local community.<\/p>\n

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Our foundation team give an update on some of the work they have been doing and share their experience of a recent visit to one of the charities that has benefitted from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"related_service":[61],"related_industry":[],"class_list":["post-3849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"card":"

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