Feb 8, 2023 | Fundraising, News, News, Press Releases
NK Motors Derby, Kia Business – one of UK’s limited Kia Business Specialist Dealers is our 20th Anniversary supporter for February.
Who are NK Motors
NK Motors, a trusted and long-established family business is the approved Business Specialist Dealer for the Derby and Nottingham areas and one of
the largest Kia retailer in the UK.
They are uniquely positioned to offer you all the benefits of using Kia cars in your business.
Why have you supported Safe and Sound
We have supported Safe and Sound as they are a unique charity to the local Derbyshire area and one of its kind, that helps make a real difference to young people who are at risk.
Every young person deserves a childhood free from abuse and at NK Motors, we want to help and support Safe and Sound where we can carry out all their crucial work, which unfortunately is much needed and to help make a positive difference.
Are you planning any special fundraising or awareness-raising events as part of your sponsorship?
For every Kia Car sold, we will purchase a Hope Box for a young person at Safe and Sound. The Hope Box is given to a child or young person at the end
of their journey and is filled with calming and mindful activities. We will also be supporting Safe and Sound at our Marketing Derby event with a raffle to raise vital funds to support vulnerable young people in the community.
Have you appointed a Safe and Sound Champion within your company?
Abigail Whitt – Business & Fleet Sales Specialist
My main goal with being a Safe and Sound champion is to promote awareness of all of the incredible support they provide for vulnerable young people and help Safe and Sound to achieve their goals.
What would your message be to the young people and families that Safe and Sound supports?
That you are never alone and there is always help and support even when you feel like there is nowhere or no one to turn to.
Dec 13, 2022 | Fundraising, News, News, Press Releases
Family-owned funeral directors, Wathall’s, have donated five computers to Derby’s specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound which will be passed onto local families
in need.
The computers have been wiped clean of content and will be protected with high privacy settings before being given to young people who at present do not have access to computers to support their education.
Safe and Sound also took the opportunity to present Wathall’s with a trophy and specially designed poster to celebrate their nomination as Supporter of the Year which was decided by young people involved with the charity.
Helen Wathall MBE is the fifth generation of her family to run Wathall’s – Derby’s longest-established independent funeral directors. She said: “We were proud to be one of the companies who supported Safe and Sound
during this, their 20 th anniversary year. Therefore, when we replaced some of the office computers – we contacted Safe and Sound to see if they could be put to good use.
“I hope that they will be useful to young people who are still facing a challenging time catching up with their education which was so badly disrupted during the pandemic and will take the pressure off families who are struggling with the cost of living at this expensive time of year.”
Tracy Harrison, CEO of Safe and Sound, added: “Wathall’s have been an amazing support to our charity for many years and we are delighted to be able to pass on these computers to families who really need them.
“In these challenging times, donations such as this show what can be achieved to improve people’s lives by businesses recycling unwanted equipment to charities so that they can be given to those who need them.”
Safe and Sound also have an ongoing recycling programme for unwanted mobile phones and tablets which are recycled and a proportion of the profits are donated back to the charity. For more information about this and other ways to support Safe and Sound, please visit https://www.safeandsoundgroup.org.uk/make-a-donation/
Picture shows, from left: Safe and Sound fundraising and marketing officer, Lucy Dey and CEO Tracy Harrison with Wathall’s managing director Helen Wathall and business development manager Bec Wathall.
Sep 2, 2022 | Events, Fundraising, News, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Our Anniversary Champion for September 2022 is Wathalls. Read this blog to learn more about them and why they have chosen to support us:
Company name, website and social media handles:
Wathall’s website: https://www.wathalls.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wathalls/ @Wathalls
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wathalls @Wathalls
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wathalls/
Overview of what your company/organisation does:
Family-owned Wathall’s is Derby’s longest-established family-owned funeral director with offices in Derby, Allestree, Alvaston, Borrowash, Ashbourne and Burton-on-Trent.
- Our services include:
- Funeral arranging
- Pre-paid funeral plans
- Headstone design, creation and installation
- Bereavement support
The company, established since 1858, is headed by Helen Wathall MBE who is the fifth generation of her family to run the business. She has now been joined by daughters Charlotte and Bec who are both learning the business from grassroots level. They continue the Wathall family’s long-held commitment to providing a high quality and affordable service which is completely focused on the family and their loved one’s wishes and supporting the local communities that we serve.
Why have you supported Safe and Sound as an anniversary sponsor?
There is a link to Safe and Sound and the work we do through Dandelions Bereavement Support as bereavement is often a trigger for young people to feel isolated and become vulnerable to grooming – particularly through online social media channels. “We are therefore keen to contribute to the Safe and Sound anniversary year to support this local charity to expand the scope of their work and support even more young people.
Are you planning any special fundraising or awareness raising events as part of your sponsorship?
Wathall’s are also donating a number of computers to the charity for use by young people and their families. Plans for the future include providing bereavement support training for the Safe and Sound team to be able to support the children, young people people and families that they work with through bereavement.
Have you appointed a Safe and Sound Champion within you’re your company: name, title and a key message form them about what they hope to achieve as your Safe and Sound champion?
Bec Wathall, Business Development Manager: “We have supported Safe and Sound for several years and the charity was the first recipient of A Wathall’s Wish initiative which helps organisations who share our ethos of supporting people at difficult times in their lives. “We are delighted to be supporting the charity in this their 20th anniversary year and our commitment includes learning more about and sharing information about the work they do and the dangers that young people face both online and in person.”
What would your message be to the young people and families that Safe and Sound supports?
Please remember that you bring to this world things that nobody else can bring.
Aug 4, 2022 | Fundraising, News, Safe Derby
Our Anniversary Champion for August 2022 is Derbyion Read this blog to learn more about them and why they have chosen to support us.
Company name, website and social media handles:
Derbion
Website: www.derbion.com
Facebook: Derbion
Instagram: _Derbion
Twitter: _Derbion
Overview of Derbion:
Derbion is the East Midlands’ premier retail and leisure destination, offering a full family-day out experience within a contemporary, safe and secure environment.
In addition to major international and national brands including FLANNELS, Tommy Hilfiger, Mango, BOSS, Hobbs, Next, Zara and Lush, Derbion also offers convenience with leading retailers such as Sainsbury’s and M&S Food Hall, plus Boots and Superdrug.
Home to Showcase Cinema de Lux, Paradise Island Adventure Golf, Hollywood Bowl and the Derby Theatre, Derbion has an extensive leisure offer for visitors to enjoy. The venue’s Food Court offers nine eateries for visitors to choose from, with a further eight standalone restaurants and plus many more cafes and eateries throughout the centre.
The scheme is supported by an integrated, secure car park facility, offering 3,500 spaces in the heart of Derby city centre.
Find out more at www.Derbion.com
Why have you supported Safe and Sound as an anniversary sponsor?
“With Derbion sitting in the heart of the city, were are proud to have Safe and Sound as one of our charities of the year. Focusing on tackling some of the key issues facing our community”
Are you planning any special fundraising or awareness-raising events as part of your sponsorship?
Supporting the outreach, engagement, and youth activities in our Derbion Community Hub during the school holidays.
Have you appointed a Safe and Sound Champion within you’re your company:
Gary Summerfield – Security Manager – “I want to help to reduce antisocial behaviour in the city centre and help signpost vulnerable people to correct agency. Working with Safe and Sound will help me to achieve these goals”
What would your message be to the young people and families that Safe and Sound supports?
Derbion is a safe environment for young people and families to visit. We are supporting the ‘Safe Place’ initiative for women, children and young people.
Jul 18, 2022 | Events, Fundraising, News, News
Commercial property specialist Mark Richardson, who is a partner at BB&J Commercial in The Wyvern, Derby, has raised more than £1,000 for local specialist child exploitation charity Safe and Sound.
Mark is the charity’s chair of trustees and pledged to cycle the 150 mile coast to coast route in one day as part of BB&J Commercial’s support for Safe and Sound’s 20th anniversary year. The challenging route from Seascale on the west coast, through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Vale of York and North Yorkshire Moors to Whitby on the east coast took Mark 10½ hours to complete in blistering heat.
Mark said: “As well as heading the board of trustees who all bring professional skills to the table and raising awareness across our networks of the dangers facing children and young people in our local communities, I am glad that I have been able to put my love of cycling to good use and raise money for this great charity.
“I have been cycling for about ten years and, during that time, I have done some memorable endurance rides in the UK and Europe including three road routes in one day up Mont Ventoux in France to celebrate my 50th birthday. “This time, it was far hotter than forecast and there were some tough climbs but my companions and I had done a lot of training in the Peak District which held us in good stead.
“People are still pledging money and I hope to hit my £1,500 target in the coming weeks. This will be put to great use by the team at Safe and Sound who are doing a fantastic job supporting and protecting young people and their families whose lives have been affected by child exploitation.
“I am now looking forward to planning my next fundraising challenge which may involve two wheels – or something totally different.”
Safe and Sound CEO Tracy Harrison added: “We are very grateful to Mark for his commitment to the charity both with his business hat and cycling helmet on! We depend greatly on the generosity of individuals, organisations and businesses to raise money for our work so that we can keep pace with the rising demand for our help and support across the city and county due to the increase in online and in-person child exploitation.”
For more information about Safe and Sound and how to support the work it does, please visit https://safeandsoundgroup.org.uk/
Many thanks to Photographer Andy Milton for the fabulous image of Mark!
Nov 24, 2020 | Fundraising, News, News
Derbyshire charity Safe and Sound has been chosen as a recipient for a national initiative encouraging businesses to donate the unused cost of their Christmas charity. Xmas Party Heroes has set up an online platform https://xmaspartyheroes.co.uk/ for donations in recognition that the usual ‘office Christmas party’ will not be possible due to Covid restrictions and enabling businesses to instead support a charity of their choice.
Safe and Sound chief executive Tracy Harrison said: “Although it is disappointing that we will not be able to celebrate Christmas with colleagues this year, the Xmas Party Heroes
initiative is a great idea. “We know that our local business community is full of Superheroes – not least those who donned their costumes and joined our Leap of Faith abseil earlier this year.
“Now I hope that businesses large and small will get behind this great initiative and support us in our work to help transform the lives of children and young people who are victims of
or at risk of child exploitation as well as their families.”
For more information about Safe and Sound and how to support the work it does, please visit https://safeandsoundgroup.org.uk/
