Post Office has been named as the official cash partner of BBC Children in Need after collecting more than £870,000 of customer donations for the charity last year, with 95% of the total coming in as cash across the counter.
Building on the success of last year when post office mobile branches supported BBC Children in Need’s community fundraising through their Rickshaw Challenge, this year Post Office is going even bigger and hitting the road in August with CarFest, the largest family fundraising festival in the UK.
Post Office will also promote BBC Children in Need through the branch network in the run-up to appeal night on 17 November.
Customers can donate in branch by dropping off counted and bagged coins and notes, as well as by card or cheque.
Mark Cazaly, Head of Corporate Responsibility, said: “We’re looking forward to getting stuck into the appeal this year and will be involved with a range of activities to help raise funds for BBC Children in Need in the run-up to appeal night and make sure everyone knows they can drop off donations at their local post office.”
