At Broxap we pride ourselves on the fact that we encourage our staff to be charitable whenever possible. Through the years we have become involved in a multitude of different events and fundraisers to give back to our local community. From international campaigns, right through to local donations, at Broxap we are focused on helping those who need it. Read on to find out which events we have already taken part in…
Spreading Christmas Cheer
We collected £120 for Alzheimer's Society on Elf Day. Our teams pulled out all the stops to come to work dressed as elves for the fundraiser. We also laucnhed our Elf social media campaign, with Santa's chief elf helping out around the factory.
Children in Need
Our teams were challenged to dress in yellow for Children in Need with a prize for our own Pudsey Samantha Edmondson, installations coordinator.
#Macmillancoffeemorning
Our teams enjoyed plenty of cake in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. We baked and bought lots of treats to share in return for donations to the #macmillancoffeemorning 2021 fundraising campaign.
Dress Down Days for Charity
At Broxap Street Furniture we continue to support a wide variety of causes which improve the places where we live, work and visit.
In the first six months of 2021 our teams donated generously to both Comic Relief and North Staffs Mind.
Dress down days were organised to mark the occasions.
Foodbank Collection for Newcastle & Staffs Foodbank and The Trussell Trust
Throughout the beginning of December, staff at Broxap have come together to host a collection for the local foodbank. We have collected non perishable food items and toiletries to help those in need within our local community.
Your local foodbank will also rely heavily on donations from the community, not just at Christmas, but year round and as such we are please to do our bit each year.
We were all overwhelmed by the generosity of our team this year, and we hope that it will support those in need!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Christmas Jumper Day 2020
2020's Christmas Jumper Day looked a little different this year, due to social distancing measures in the office. However, this didn't stop staff at Broxap pulling together to raise money for Save The Children - an amazing charity!
This years Christmas Jumper day took place on Friday 11th of December and was a great success!
As a company we raised a grand total of £90.00!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
#WearitPink, Pink Sisters Staffs
Broxap staff have come together to #WearitPink for Pink Sisters Staffs.
The office staff, adorned Pink headbands, pink masks, pink socks and even pink boxers (we didn’t show them though!)
Here are some of our sales team joining together to support Breast Cancer Awareness, socially distanced style. With one dressing top to toe in pink!
As a company we raised a grand total of £107.49!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Foodbank Collection for Elim Pentecostal Church, Chesterton
Broxap have once again come together to host a collection for the local foodbank. Throughout the beginning of December, staff at Broxap have been collecting non perishable food items to help those in need within our local community.
Your local foodbank will also rely heavily on donations from the community, not just at Christmas, but year round and as such we are please to do our bit each year.
We were all overwhelmed by the generosity of our team this year as Emma struggled to fit everything in her car!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Christmas Jumper Day 2019
Broxap have been taking part in this years Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children, dressed in their finest Christmas knits, staff at Broxap pulled together to raise money for this amazing charity.
This years Christmas Jumper day took place on Friday 13th of December and was a great success!
As a company we raised a grand total of £105.00!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Macmillan Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning 2019
Broxap have been baking and buying cakes, cookies, flapjacks, donuts and much more for this years worlds biggest coffee morning all in the name of Macmillan Cancer Support!
Staff came in to the office "dressed down" as well as indulging in both coffee and cake!
As a company we raised a grand total of £155.00!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Comic Relief/Red Nose Day 2019
Broxap took part in raising money for the well known charity "Comic Relief" this year on the 15th March.
Staff came in to work 'dressed down' in an effort to raise money for this great cause.
Their combined efforts allowed them to raise: £105.00
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Image courtesy of Red Nose Day - https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/fundraising/free-downloads
Macmillan Coffee Morning at Hand Made Places.
Broxap’s partners Hand Made Places, made a great effort in the 2018 ‘World’s Greatest Coffee Morning.’
Employees worked hard at both baking and buying cakes and sweet treats in an effort to encourage staff to make donations for such a worthy cause.
Their combined efforts allowed them to raise £67.55!
A massive thank you to everyone that got involved!
Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning
Foodbank Collection for Elim Pentecostal Church, Chesterton
Christmas 2017 saw an array of charitable activity.
First up we placed a brand new Broxap Derby Standard Litter Bin in the reception area and asked employees to give what they could to the local foodbank!
We were overwhelmed with donations and on the 14th of December we took the bin down to Elim Pentecostal Church in Chesterton which is served by Newcastle-Staffs foodbank. Newcastle-Staffs foodbank is run by the Trussel Trust.
Donations included essential groceries, including soups & teabags as well as toiletries, like men’s razors and deodorant. As well as all that there were also a few Christmassy treats thrown in, and not to mention some small gifts for local children too!
A massive thank you to all who donated to this amazing cause.
Foodbank Donations
City Dogs Home – Food and Blankets Donation.
Here at Broxap we try to make a yearly effort to donate to our local dog’s home, ensuring that every local charity is taken care of. Broxap employees used a large Derby Standard Litter Bin to collect donations which would be given to the local dog’s home.
Employees then donated cans of dog food, treats, toys and blankets to the City Dogs Home, a charity organisation which aims to re-home stray and unwanted dogs.
This bin was taken down to the City Dogs home on the 17th of December 2017, just in time to give the dogs a treat for Christmas day!
A huge thank you to all Broxap employees who gave generously to this fabulous cause.
Save the Children and Donna Louise Trust Christmas Jumper Days…
At Broxap we took part in not one, but two Christmas Jumper Days.
These days raised a combined £265 for two great charities.
Save the Children is an international charity which we felt great pleasure in supporting.
The Donna Louise Trust is a local charity which ‘provides support & care for children & young adults with life-limiting conditions.’
So Broxap employees put on their favourite Santa sweater and spent the day looking and feeling festive all in the name of charity!
Thank you to all employees who braved the sweater this year!
Shoe Box Appeal
The charity continues… in 2016 we took part in the Shoe box appeal… Staff at Broxap filled shoe boxes in aid of the Shoe Box Appeal and Operation Christmas Child.
The boxes were dropped off at local collection point Signal 1 Radio. 51 shoe boxes were packed full of toys, pencils, pens, colouring books and an array of other items to bring joy to less fortunate children at Christmas. Operation Christmas Child began in 1990 and in its 26 year history over 100 million gift filled shoe boxes have been delivered around the world.
Broxap staff have filled boxes for boys and girls across the various age groups 2-4, 5-9 and 10-14.
Thank you to all staff who got involved…
Community Recycling Consortium
Broxap proudly supported a local Community Recycling Consortium (CRC) volunteer project which recycle and reuse old IT equipment.
The Community Recycling Consortium help support training and employment opportunities for vulnerable and disabled people in the local community. People who might otherwise not have an opportunity to access adult training courses or employment.
The Community Interest Group based in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, collect the redundant IT equipment including computers, servers, printers and laptops from schools, colleges and businesses.
These products are then taken to the workshop to be examined. If an item is no longer usable, CRC will break down the component parts to be recycled or to be used in other donated equipment. If an item of IT equipment can be given an extended life, it is used for training where volunteers can learn how to repair the items. It is then used within community groups for further training opportunities.
Broxap recently had their first collection of IT hardware. We are proud to be supporting a great local cause!
Climb for Autism
Broxap staff took part in an annual charity event of Climbing Mount Snowdon for two very worthwhile charities.
They were raising awareness / funds for Autism Aware UK and CheckemLads – Testicular Cancer. Both charities do outstanding work raising awareness and necessary funds for their respective causes On the day over 200 people, including celebrities such as Sally Lindsay (Coronation Street) and Steve White (Drummer-Style Council) made the gruelling trek up Mount Snowdon…and back down again.
People had travelled from all over the UK, Europe and as far as the United States to raise awareness for these deserving causes.
To all the Broxap staff and everyone else who took part – Well Done!
Stay tuned for even more charity events which we will complete in the future...
Seen any events that you would like to get involved in?
We’ve put a list below of the events we’ve taken part in and the links to find out how you can get involved too
Wear it Pink:
Comic Relief:
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – McMillian:
https://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/
Foodbank – How to donate:
https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-involved/ways-to-give/donate-food/
City Dog’s Home:
http://citydogshomes.co.uk/city%20dogs%20home/cdh%20index.htm
Christmas Jumper Day – Save the Children:
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/christmas-jumper-day
Christmas Jumper Day – Donna Louise:
Shoe Box Appeal:
https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/