Wear it Pink success! 01/11/2011
Posted by CBSbutler Ltd in Charity.Tags: Breast Cancer Campaign, charity, corporate social responsibility, fund-raising, JustGiving, Wear It Pink
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On Friday 28th October, staff at CBSbutler put on their pink glad rags to help raise awareness and money for Breast Cancer Campaign’s ‘Wear It Pink’ day.
The day was a fantastic success as we managed to raise an amazing £250 on the day + £235 on our just giving page! Our Managing Director, David Leyshon has also promised to double the final amount which is brilliant news! Throughout the day, staff were encouraged to dig deep and take part in a range of activities with pink bubbly flowing and pink cakes on offer. But the highlight of the day was the leg waxing of the male consultants!
Visit our Facebook page to see videos and pictures of the day’s activities:
http://www.facebook.com/cbsbutler
Last year hundreds of thousands of people took part in Wear It Pink raising a staggering £2.5 million for breast cancer research and this year’s efforts look set to smash last year’s achievements.
It was a great day, and everyone really enjoyed themselves but there was serious side to the event as one in eight women experience this form of cancer in their lifetime. Every year, some 48,000 are diagnosed with breast cancer and wear it pink helps to fund vital research into the disease which affects so many.
Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how the cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure. Currently the charity supports 81 research projects, worth over £15.5 million, in 31 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland.
There’s still time to donate, please visit CBSbutler’s charity page on their website and donate to the cause or visit www.breastcancercampaign.org for more information.
Let us know if you did something to support this great charity!
CBSbutler wear it pink to beat breast cancer 21/10/2011
Posted by CBSbutler Ltd in CBSbutler, Charity.Tags: Breast Cancer Campaign, charity, corporate social responsibility, employees, JustGiving
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and here at CBSbutler we are planning a day of pink themed activity in support of Breast Cancer Campaign’s wear it pink day on Friday 28th October.
All staff will dress in pink and donate a minimum of £2 each to the cause. There will be a pink themed cake sale, pink champagne, and fines for those who haven’t gone the extra mile!
Last year hundreds of thousands of people took part in wear it pink raising a staggering £2.5 million for breast cancer research to help improve survival rates for the one in eight women who experience this form of cancer during their lifetime. Every year, some 48,000 are diagnosed with breast cancer and wear it pink helps to fund vital research into the disease which affects so many.
Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how the cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure. Currently the charity supports 81 research projects, worth over £15.5 million, in 31 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland.
Please visit our charity website and donate to the cause and help raise money for breast cancer research or visit www.breastcancercampaign.org or www.wearitpink.co.uk. And if you’re doing something to support this great charity, let us know!
Help for Heroes 10k run 12/07/2011
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Six of our consultants from the Defence desk took part in the Asics British 10k London Run to raise money for Help for Heroes last weekend. They raised an impressive £4000 in total.
Help for Heroes is a fantastic charity that raises money for our many service men and women that have suffered serious injury whilst on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. We’ve been supporting them since 2009, with various members of the team taking part in numerous sponsored runs. (more…)
SATRO Festival…….the photos 27/06/2011
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Here are a selection of photos from the festival, have a look at the HRH Duke of Kent spending time with the talented pupils,celebrity guest Jon Tickle, and lots more:
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SATRO Festival 27/06/2011
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It’s been a busy few weeks here at CBSbutler; we attended the Recruitment Consultant Awards last week and the SATRO festival of science and engineering the day before. Despite the weather doing its very best to get in the way, the festival was a success.
We have been involved with the SATRO charity for some years now, and have been supporting the festival which aims to educate and encourage the teaching and learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). This year, we sponsored the Working World Marquee which showcased local businesses including Balfour Beatty, Army Engineers, GlaxoSmithKline, and Frazer-Nash. (more…)
It’s festival time! 06/05/2011
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With only two months to go, preparations for the eleventh Festival of Science and Engineering are in full swing. We blogged at the end of last year with the great news that the festival was going ahead following a contribution of £10,000 from CBSbutler to SATRO, the charity behind it…
And ever since, we have been busy working alongside SATRO to publicise and organise the event. So with two months until the big day, we want to let you know what we will be doing and how to get involved. The festival aims to offer school teams the best possible opportunity to show the high quality of their science and engineering projects to guests from education, industry, commerce and professional bodies. The only criteria is that projects must have been devised and built during the current school year and come from Year 9 science clubs, GCSE, GNVQ, Diploma, AS, A2 or other areas of work.
There will also be plenty of opportunity for the pupils to get involved with some experiments in the Working World Marquee. Here are a few of the companies that will be exhibiting:
- Army Recruitment with a ‘Bridge Building’ theme
- Modern Water Plc with a ‘Water experiments with surprising results’ theme
- Air Products with a ‘Liquid nitrogen’ theme.
Stay tuned for the next update when we will be revealing some of the other businesses taking part this year. And if you are a school wanting to take part – it’s all free –click here for more details.
Have a heart 17/06/2010
Posted by CBSbutler Ltd in CBSbutler, Charity, corporate social responsibility, fund raising, Uncategorized.Tags: British Heart Foundation, charity, corporate social responsibility, fund-raising, JustGiving, Rainbow Trust
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This month at CBSbutler it’s all about charity….something that is literally close to our hearts here. 
On Sunday, one of our brave (or foolish depending on how you look at it) colleagues is going to take part in the gruelling 54 mile bike ride from London to Brighton in aid of the British Heart Foundation. He has been putting in the miles over the last few months and every night he’s in our on-site company gym preparing his ‘temple’ ready for the challenge. With £650 raised already he’s determined to see the challenge through, despite warnings about the daunting Ditchling Beacon!
Aside from his efforts, CBSbutler have also raised £2,500, in the last 6 months, for Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity who provide emotional and practical support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. (more…)
