Fiona Bruce and St Luke’s Hospice launch Care2Save
At an event in Parliament today (10th December) Fiona Bruce MP, with representatives from St Luke’s Hospice launched a new national shopping site to help raise funds for hospices and other charities when people shop online.
Fiona Bruce said “Online spending over Christmas is predicted to reach an all-time high of £13billion. If just 5% of purchases are made through Care2Save.co.uk, £19.5million could be raised for good causes this festive season.”
At the Westminster event, MPs learnt how Care2Save.co.uk provides a new income stream for hospices and charities. Care2Save is unique in the UK as it is the only charity owned and run shopping site which gives 100% of the money it makes through commission directly to the charity sector – without costing the customer a penny.
80% of the commission generated through each purchase goes to a registered charity of the shopper’s choice and the remaining 20% goes to the Care2Save Charitable Trust which supports hospice and palliative care in the UK and globally.
Fiona Bruce added “As Vice President of St Luke’s Hospice, I am very pleased to support this initiative and that Care2Save is the brainchild of the fundraising team at St Luke’s Hospice. There cannot be an easier way to raise funds for local hospices –and in fact for all local charities this Christmas.”
Andrea Fragata-Ladeira, of St Luke’s Hospice and CEO of Care2Save said “Hospice care will touch all of our lives at one point or another, whether for ourselves or those close to us. Together through Care2Save we have the opportunity to transform the hospice sector.”
