CAF teams up with The Sun’s Helping Haiti Appeal
27 January 2010
The Charities Aid
Foundation (CAF) has teamed up with Britain’s most popular daily
newspaper, The Sun, to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
CAF will be managing funds raised by The Sun’s readers and through
the sale of the Sun’s soon to be released charity single for
Haiti.
The cover of REM’s ‘Everybody Hurts’ is masterminded by Simon
Cowell and features an array of pop stars including Take That,
Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Leona Lewis and James Blunt.
Profits from the single will be split between the Disaster
Emergency Committee’s appeal and The Sun’s Helping Haiti Appeal
which will enable both short term relief and longer term assistance
for Haiti.
James White, Company Relations Manager at CAF says, “The Sun’s
appeal has been incredibly successful showing again the enormous
generosity of their readers. We’re very happy to work with The Sun
to distribute funds from the Helping Haiti Appeal to charities
working to help rebuild the lives of the survivors.
“This money is going to make a big difference to the people of
Haiti today and in the future.”
The Sun's Managing Editor Graham Dudman said, “We've been
overwhelmed by the extraordinary response from our readers. We are
delighted to have joined forces with the Charities Aid Foundation.
This insures every penny donated will be looked after by CAF and go
to where it is needed: in Haiti.”
Media contact
James Ketchell
Senior Press Officer
T: 03000 123 214
E: jketchell@cafonline.org
Notes to editors
1. Donations to the Sun’s Helping Haiti fund can be made by
text, phone, online or post. For more information, please see a
copy of The Sun or visit the website: www.thesun.co.uk/helpinghaiti
By Post - send a cheque payable to HELPING
HAITI to News International Ltd, Fleet House, Cygnet Park, Hampton,
Peterborough, PE7 8FD.
By Text - please text HELP to 61192 to
donate. Texts cost £1 plus standard SMS charge (Both The Sun and
Bluestar Mobile will donate their usual proceeds to the Helping
Haiti appeal)
By Phone - Call 0800 088
7460 quoting The Sun's Haiti Appeal and donate any amount
big or small with a credit or debit card.
Or Call 0904 040 0601 and at least £1.19 from
the £1.50 cost of your call from a BT landline will go to help
those affected. Other networks and mobiles will cost more.
Bank Transfer - You can send money
electronically to account named NGN Limited - Helping Haiti or The
Sun Helping Haiti Appeal. The sort code is 40-36-15, the account
number is 82386593.
2. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a charity set up to
help other charities by working with donors, companies and
charities to encourage and facilitate a culture of giving. They do
this by offering products and services that make giving easier, tax
efficient and help charities to make the most of donations through
their banking and fundraising support services.