Tree of Light 2022
This year, we’re hosting our 14th annual Tree of Light campaign and are delighted to have two real life switch on events coming up. We hope you can join us! One of the beautiful pines in the Woolston Millennium Garden and a large donated tree at St. Mark’s Church, Archers Road, will be covered in... Read More
AGM & Volunteer Celebration 2022
In our 32nd year, we were thrilled to have so many attend our AGM & Volunteer Celebration Event. Updates were given on the 2021-22 financial year, with events, numbers helped and finances all discussed. We then had a brief talk from Annie on our future plans and had a discussion on her presentation about the... Read More
Bond event is fundraising galore for us
Attendees at a James Bond-themed event helped raised £2,300 for us recently (September 2022). The event was organised by We Love Your Office at the Lysses Hotel in Fareham and included a three-course meal, entertainment, raffle and silent auction. Patrick McShee, Managing Director at We Love Your Office, said: “We have held two major events... Read More
Strobia Creative commits to our business initiative
We are thrilled to announce that Strobia Creative has committed to giving back to its community by signing up to our new business partnership initiative. Strobia Creative will be donating 5% of all its sales via Work for Good to us. Louis Edoo, who started and runs Strobia Creative in Sway in the New Forest, said: “I recently... Read More
Unpaid carers survey (Dementia)
Are you an unpaid carer, helping someone with Dementia? We want to hear from you! We have been commissioned to carry out a survey to find out all about the challenges you face and ways in which the community can help. If you or someone you know could help us by completing this survey, it... Read More
Eleanor finds a way to give back with our charity business initiative
Ways to Move, which is run by Eleanor van der Hoest, has signed up to our new business partnership initiative. Eleanor will be donating 5% of every booking via Work for Good to us. She said: “I am passionate about helping people, especially seniors, to enjoy good quality of life, which is in line with the work... Read More
Plant Sale raises £380!
Thank you so much to everyone that donated and/or helped at our plant sale last weekend. We raised a fantastic £380! It was fab to see so many friendly faces, have a good catch up and share in plant expertise – as a gardening beginner, our Finance & Fundraising Coordinator, Emily went away with lots... Read More
Join us at the Southampton Business Expo
Come and join us at the Southampton Business Expo on stand 14 at St Mary’s Stadium on Thursday, May 12 between 10am and 2pm. There will be more than 250 businesses attending the show, so it is a great opportunity to meet and socialise and grow your connections. We’d love to meet lots of people... Read More
We’re asking gardeners to get growing plants for us
We’re asking greenfingered folk from Southampton to sow extra seeds, take cuttings and grow on plants to sell to raise money for us (April 2022). We are hosting a plant sale in May at our community bakery, CommuniBakes, and are asking for donations of plants, which will be sold to raise money to help vulnerable... Read More
Aiming for a pb!
Chris is returning to run for us again, having also undertaken the half marathon in 2021. Chris is married to Anna P who works for Communicare, and Chris is running to raise money to support the work of the charity. He has been running for around ten years and is hoping to achieve a new... Read More