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.

 

King Surge – 250th Anniversary, 1760 Charity Appeal

A staff vote at King Sturge resulted in Orchid being chosen as one of their charity partners for 2009 and 2010.

The two year partnership will raise vital funds for Orchid and at the same time help to promote awareness of the male cancers amongst King Sturge's stakeholders. Fundraising events have been planned to engage the support of all King Sturge colleagues and offer opportunities for team building and bonding.

This year King Sturge celebrate there 250th anniversary of the founding by John Player of a business which was the original precursor of King Sturge, the International Property Consultants.  To celebrate the anniversary King Sturge have launched the 1760 Charity Appeal.
 The main focus for the year is to be on the future rather than the past.  King Sturge  are not going to simply look inwards to what has happened to the firm in the last 250 years but outwards to what is going on around us and what may happen in the future. They aim is to raise at least £250,000 for charity through holding a number of events throughout the year.

This includes the King Sturge 2010 Property Triathlon, now in its fourth year the event  is being held at Eton College Rowing Centre, Dorney Lake in Windsor on Friday 9th July 2010.

Wendy Totts, charity coordinator at King Sturge comments "We are excited about this two year partnership with Orchid and keen to do as much as we can to raise both funds and awareness of the male cancers. King Sturge colleagues have been supporting Orchid's 'Men in Pants' awareness day for the past three years and we are delighted to have adopted such a worthwhile and deserving cause".

King Sturge is a leading supplier of property services to owners and occupiers in the UK through over 1,400 people in 26 locations. Services include agency, asset management, building consultancy, business recovery, corporate real estate services, investment, lease consultancy, planning and valuations as well as a complete range of financial services to the property sector.

Rebecca Porta, Director of Orchid "We are grateful to King Sturge for choosing to support Orchid throughout 2009 and 2010 and look forward to working with everyone there in raising funds and promoting awareness about male cancer."
For more information about corporate partnerships or employee fundraising please email: info@orchid-cancer.org.uk

talkSPORT support Orchid

On Tuesday 2 February talkSPORT, the UK's number one sport commercial radio station hosted a Hall Of Fame Event at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel. Hosted by talkSPORT presenter Jeremy Kyle, the ceremony witnessed ten great sportsmen and two legendary football teams become the first entrants into the talkSPORT Hall of Fame.

Established in February 2009, the talkSPORT Hall of Fame honours and acknowledges sporting greatness by both individuals and teams. From a shortlist decided by experts in the relevant sporting arenas, voting was then thrown open entirely to the public with the top two individuals or teams in each category being inducted.

Amongst the guests at the ceremony were world champion boxers Joe Calzaghe and Duke McKenzie, former England internationals Ray Parlour and Lee Sharpe, World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles, F1 driver Johnny Herbert, rugby league legends Martin Offiah and Ellery Hanley and Wales rugby union legend Gareth Edwards, who was inaugurated as of one the greatest rugby players of all time. A number of these sports personalities signed a range of sporting memorabilia ready to be auctioned off live on talkSPORT radio, with the money raised coming directly to Orchid.

Log on now at http://www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk/event/talksport-orchid to make your bid

A huge thank you must go to everyone at talkSPORT for supporting Orchid, with a special mention to radio presenter Robyn Schonhofer for her continuous support.

Bath Rugby Club Backs Male Cancer Charity Orchid

Orchid is delighted to be supported by Bath Rugby as their official charity for the 2009/2010 season. In a bid to raise awareness of male cancers, Orchid's logo will be displayed on the back of players' shirts.

Bath player David Flatman believes that raising awareness of male cancers is incredibly important:

"We are very proud to have Orchid on the back of our shirts," commented David. "It's nice to think we might make a difference. Lots of people see us each week and we are on the TV this week, which will hopefully increase the impact. I am really glad that the club have got behind it and the boys are all supporting it."

Stuck for Christmas present ideas? Why not buy a Bath Rugby Baroque-Themed calendar 2010, a percentage of every sale comes directly to Orchid.

Passion4Orchids support the work of Orchid

• Did you know there are over 35,000 different species of orchids in the world?
• They can grow almost anywhere from tropical climates to The Arctic Circle.
• And these beautiful flowers pre-date the dinosaurs!

 

These are just some of the fascinating facts you can learn about when you join the Passion4Orchids Club. Founded by Michael Morris, Passion4Orchids offers a range of DVDs, photographic images and books on orchids. And we’re delighted to announce they have chosen to support Orchid with 5% of the sale price of every orchid product from the Club coming to the charity.

Readers of The Mail on Sunday will have seen the special Mothers Day promotion on Sunday 14 February – an exotic Orchid, a limited edition Orchid print taken by photographer Michael Morris and free subscription to the Passion4Orchids Club, for just £4.50, the cost of postage and insurance For more information on this special offer and to view the full orchid collection visit www.passion4orchids.co.uk or call Customer Services on 0843 289 5445

A huge thank you to Michael Morris for his support.

A boom in pants sales will help fight male cancer

Boomlads.com will be donating 30% of the profit from the sale of men’s underwear during October to Orchid. With prices on all major brands guaranteed to be at least 10% cheaper than the high street or online this is a great opportunity to save money and help support Orchid. Visit their fun and cheeky website www.boomlads.com

Every order will be despatched with a male cancer information flyer highlighting the fact that over 37,400 men are diagnosed each year with a male-specific cancer

 turn up the volume for male cancer awareness

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design pants to help fight male cancer

next is selling a pack of boxer shorts in support of Orchid and will donate £2 from every pack of the Orchid design jersey shorts. The boxer shorts, supplied as a pack of three, are on sale in branches across the UK priced at £18.00 per pack – why not treat yourself or the men in your life.

A special feature of these boxers is the fabric design made up of Orchid's stylised orchid image. Also the packaging highlights the number of men that will be diagnosed with a uniquely male cancer this year – over 37,000 men of across all ages

Men's Designer Underwear supporting Male Cancer

A new on-line shopping website supplying the latest designs in men's underwear from labels such as Calvin Klein, Diesel and D&G has just launched. We are delighted to announce that 5% of all profits from the sale of men's underwear purchased at www.getemoffmensunderwear.co.uk will be donated to Orchid.

To view the underwear ranges visit http://www.getemoffmensunderwear.co.uk/

ORCHID GETS PROP FROM RAGING BULL

Orchid is delighted to be supported by Raging Bull the sports and leisure clothing company.

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Orchid gets 'Legal Aid'

We are delighted to announce that Hammonds LLP London office has selected Orchid as one of two ’chosen charities’ for 2009, to raise funds to help fight male cancer.

A broad schedule of activities which focuses on fundraising as well as promoting awareness of the male cancers has been put together for all employees to participate in throughout the year. Hammonds is encouraging everyone to get involved in the activities and to take advantage of the opportunity to learn about the uniquely male cancers and to become familiar with the signs and symptoms associated with them.

Robert Weekes, Head of London feels this is a particularly appropriate time to be supporting Orchid with over 37,000 men expected to be diagnosed with a male specific cancer this year. He said “We are keen to do as much as we can to raise both funds and awareness of the often overlooked male cancers.”

Hammonds LLP is a leading commercial law firm employing over 1300 people, working out of 15 offices in 7 countries. Each Hammonds’ office chooses its own charity to support throughout the year.

Rebecca Porta, Director of Orchid “We are grateful to Hammonds LLP London Office for choosing to support Orchid throughout 2009 and look forward to working with everyone there in raising funds and promoting awareness about male cancer. The comprehensive schedule of activities is designed to engage the interest and support of everyone at Hammonds from challenge event adrenalin junkies to quiz addicts.”

For more information about corporate partnerships or employee fundraising please email: info@orchid-cancer.org.uk

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 info@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’

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.

 

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.