In January of this year, Select World Travel, an independent travel agency in Canford Cliffs, launched a charitable initiative, Select World Travel Foundation, which serves as the company’s charitable arm.
In previous years, this Poole-based business has dedicated a lot to charity work and fundraising events to support non-profit organisations, but they thought it would be a wonderful idea to establish a charity foundation with a focus on raising funds for local charities.
The idea seems to be thriving. Organisation founders, Leanne Giddings and Hannah Vincent, tell us that even though it is only the end of May, they are well on target for raising £30,000, which they wanted to raise for the first year. They have already announced a grant-giving program.
Hannah says:
We hit the ground running in January, and the foundation has been growing stronger ever since.
Supporting local charities
Select World Travel Foundation works with several organisations. Recently, the girls have been the most active in collaborative initiatives and campaigns with Hope for Food, MYTIME Young Carers, and Martin House Children’s Hospice.
A creative partnership with Quadrant2Design
Leanne and Hannah contacted Quadrant2Design’s Charity Support Programme with a concept for a banner to use during their launch party at SuStudio in Canford Cliffs, as well as at various charity and fundraising events.
“We actually heard through the grapevine that you guys help local charities, which we were super excited to hear, because we know how much designing and producing banners can really cost,” said Leanne.
She emphasises the importance of keeping the expenses low for a newly established foundation like theirs.
The philanthropic girls have been very grateful to Quadrant2Design for the support and the banner they received, describing the entire process and the collaboration as “amazing.”
Recently, they displayed a banner at a LEAP dance showcase, leaving it in the theatre foyer for three consecutive days.
Leanne says:
It gave us lots of brand awareness, and hopefully enabled people to see exactly who we are and what we do.
Looking ahead: Wines Around the World.
They will not stop there; they are bringing the Quadrant2Design banner to Harrogate, where they will join their northern team for Wines Around the World, a fundraising event that includes a raffle benefitting Martin House Children’s Hospice.
The Quadrant2Design team was excited to support the World Travel Foundation’s charitable initiatives. Hopefully, this small support will help them raise significant funds for their amazing causes.
“We always try to help charities, especially local ones. We’ve been running this program for a few years now and welcome more charities to get in touch”- Alan Jenkins, Quadrant2Design Director.
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