Corporate fundraising is an opportunity for companies, organisations and their employees to work with Orchid and help to raise funds as well as promote awareness about prostate and testicular cancer.

For companies and brands working in partnership with Orchid can be mutually beneficial. A charity partnership that has a positive impact can help to improve employee morale and retention and enhance company profile.

Men deserve the best chance they can get to fight cancer. Early detection and diagnosis is vital to saving and improving quality of life for those men, both young and old, that have or may be diagnosed with prostate or testicular cancer. In choosing to support Orchid you give your stakeholders an opportunity to make a contribution to our work and for some the chance to directly benefit from awareness of male specific cancers and their symptoms.

Our corporate relationship team is experienced in working with the corporate sector and would be happy to discuss opportunities that will help companies of any size to demonstrate good corporate social responsibility.

• Charity of the Year
• Employee Fundraising
• Sponsorship
• Cause Related Marketing
• Payroll Giving
• Health Awareness Programmes
• PR

We would like to thank the companies and their employees that have supported Orchid in the past, and those that are currently supporting us, for their encouragement and generosity.

DONATING UNWANTED MOBILE PHONES WILL HELP ORCHID TO CONTINUE FIGHTING MALE CANCER

Orchid is working in partnership with Re:Cycle Your Mobile to raise funds for research into prevention, diagnosis and treatment of prostate, penile and testicular cancers whilst providing an environmentally safe end of life solution for unwanted mobile phones.

The Orchid recycling envelope has been designed to deliver key messages about the uniquely male cancers and aims to save men’s lives through early recognition and diagnosis of these cancers.

To find out more about the Orchid campaign visit:

Where you can print a label or order envelopes

You can also donate your unwanted phone(s) by placing in any secure envelope and using the freepost address

Orchid Appeal
Freepost ANG20589
P O Box 137
Wymondham
NR9 5BR

Remember to remove your sim card before mailing. Chargers should also be included to ensure that they are reused or recycled and don’t end up in landfill sites.

The campaign is being supported by Austin Reed and envelopes can be picked up at any branch during February.

Benefits of recycling:

• Mobile phones will take about 1,000 years to decompose in landfill sites
• Recycling reduces pollution and conserves resources
• Mobile phones will be reused in countries where new phones are unaffordable

Companies upgrading their mobile phones can donate their unwanted phones to Orchid – please call to discuss 020 7601 7167 or e-mail colleen@orchid-cancer.org.uk

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ORCHID BY DONATING YOUR UNWANTED MOBILE PHONE(S) – Don’t forget you can also donate used inkjet cartridges.

BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 GETS NEW TEAM AND ORCHID GETS SUPPORT FOR ‘CHECKED OUT’

BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 GETS NEW TEAM AND ORCHID GETS SUPPORT FOR ‘CHECKED OUT’

A brand new team will be competing in The British Superbike Championship 2008 – TENA For Men Honda. As part of TENA for Men’s drive to encourage men to talk about health issues, not ignore them, it has linked up with Orchid to increase awareness of men’s health issues.

TENA For Men Honda which is backing Orchid’s ‘CHECKED OUT’ campaign will see Tristan Palmer competing in the British Superbike Championship, and Michael Howarth competing for British Superbike Cup.

"Us riders are right behind this sponsorship with TENA for Men and the tie-up with Orchid." says Tristan Palmer. “We’ll be backing Orchid’s 'CHECKED OUT' awareness campaign at all of this season’s races."

Even the TENA Girls are part of the health promotion drive. They’ll be encouraging anyone in the pit lane and around the garages to get 'CHECKED OUT'. They will also be selling the Orchid checkered ribbon pin badge which has been produced as part of Orchid's 'CHECKED OUT' campaign.

Look out for Orchid’s checkered ribbon on the TENA For Men Honda Team bikes and merchandise.

To find out more about TENA For Men Honda visit http://www.tenaformenhonda.co.uk/

To view the Orchid TENA for Men Gallery please click here

The first race takes place at Brands Hatch on 6th April, where TV celebrity chefs, The Hairy Bikers – a.k.a. Si King and Dave Myers – will be lending their talents and their passion for bikes to raise awareness of male cancer amongst the bike fans.

Flower power helps the fight against male cancers

Nursery Fresh Postal Flowers is donating £2.00 to Orchid for orders placed for flowers chosen from the Orchid Charity selection.

Prices start from £19.99, which includes first class postal delivery to any address within mainland UK and a hand written greeting card.

Click here to view the Orchid Charity selection and place your order – remember £2.00 of the purchase price of each order will be donated by Nursery Fresh Postal Flowers to Orchid.

Nursery Fresh Postal Flowers provide a year round postal flower service and whilst they specialise in the distribution of cut Exotic Orchids, they also offer a variety of other flowers including carnations, freesia and roses. Specially selected bouquets are offered for special occasions such as Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and Christmas.

Austin Reed has chosen Orchid as its charity partner for 2006/7 and made a commitment to help promote awareness of prostate and testicular cancer as well as raise vital funds through sales promotions, employee fundraising, gift donations and in-store activity.

Each employee has received their own ‘working in partnership’ booklet which gives essential information about Orchid and male specific cancers, guidance on fundraising and a call for support from Nick Hollingworth, Chief Executive, Austin Reed Group.

‘Help us to demonstrate our support for Orchid to customers, suppliers, families and friends and try to get them involved.’ Nick Hollingworth

Austin Reed was delighted to be part of Men in Pants 2006 and supported the event by promoting it through their City stores as well sponsoring the boxer shorts worn by participants.

Austin Reed’s programme of group-wide sales campaigns got underway in June with a sock promotion to coincide with Father’s Day and will be followed by a shirt promotion in the autumn.

The Italian cotton shirt, modelled by dedicated Orchid supporter Pat Cash, will be available in Austin Reed stores across the UK from September and Orchid will receive a donation of £5 for every shirt sold.

Orchid collection boxes and wristbands are on display in Austin Reed stores group-wide at various times throughout the year.

Paperchase wanted a male cancer charity to be beneficiary of its first range of Father’s Day charity cards launched in 2006. Orchid was the perfect choice as the first registered charity dedicated to raising funds to combat male specific cancers. A range of cards made up of six different retro designs went on sale in April in Paperchase stores nationwide and in concession at Borders and House of Fraser.

WOMAC (women on the move against cancer) support a different cancer project each year and this year raised £20,000 for Orchid. The main fundraising event was a St Valentine’s party held at the London Aquarium where guests from the motor industry and media were entertained by Rory Bremner’s multi character auction.

Funds were also raised through foreign currency collections, a sponsored walk, raffles and cake sales as well as the press launch of the Peugeot 107.

The employee fundraising activity at this international law firm raised £15,000 for Orchid through a programme of events which included a music evening, a boat party on the Thames, a ‘school disco’ themed social evening and a Christmas carol concert.