- Thanks to you, a ray of Sunshine will reach all six of August’s shortlisted charities!
- We’re helping support the Child Cancer Foundation’s beads of courage programme
- July’s six shortlisted charities to receive a donation thanks to you!
- We’re helping Kids with Arthritis support Teenagers
- Find out how your votes helped June’s six charities receive a share of $10,000
Welcome to Sovereign Sunshine
Have your say on how a donation of up to $15,000 is given to six New Zealand children’s charities every month from leading life insurance, home loans and investment specialists, Sovereign. By taking part in Sovereign’s exciting sponsorship initiative you will also be in the draw to win a fabulous monthly prize.
September 2010 - Children’s learning related disorders
The charities shortlisted this month are:
There are three ways you can help:
Many charities are in need of support. No matter what your skills, there's something you can do.
Send money directly to one of the featured charities.
Donate via credit card, internet transfer or cheque.
Email your friends and encourage them to get involved with Sovereign Sunshine.
Introducing: Sovereign Sunshine Days
Every month the staff at Sovereign celebrate Sunshine Day, with fun activities designed to raise funds for the winning Sovereign Sunshine charity. This usually involves getting dressed in theme, and included a stair challenge, and a pie-throwing competition! A different team leads the fundraising each month, staff donations to the winning charity are matched by Sovereign also.
Check the Sunshine Day news items below, to read who benefitted from this month’s fundraising, how much each of the six shortlisted charities received, and for a glimpse of the latest Sunshine Day fun.
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30 August 2010 - August's category was 'Children's Disability Support', and thanks to your votes - we are excited to announce the donation results for all six shortlisted charities!
29 July 2010 - July's six shortlisted charities will receive a donation each as a result of your votes! The category for July was 'children’s health - life threatening illness'. We are delighted to be supporting these deserving charities with your help!
Sunshine Day
17 August 2010 - This month we’ve been helping the Child Cancer Foundation to provide practical and emotional support to children with cancer, and their families. During our Sunshine Day our finance team coordinated fundraising with a mystery tombola, a luxury hamper raffle, and a lunchtime sports quiz. We were touched by the stories from Jade and Megan of Child Cancer, who visited us at Smales Farm and told of the journeys some Kiwi children go through, bravely fighting cancer. We are proud to be helping Child Cancer, and supporting the fantastic work they do every day in our community.
18 July 2010 - Our July focus has been Kids with Arthritis, and the awesome work they do supporting kids and teenagers across the country. The funds we raised on Sunshine Day will help teenagers with arthritis by helping to fund camps, support meetings, and special events which enable the teens to build strong friendships with other teenagers who understand them, listen and support them. We're very proud to be helping Kids with Arthritis, and helping to make a brighter future for teens with arthritis.
Sovereign Sunshine media releases
30 July 2009 - Newborn babies at Starship Children's Hospital will soon benefit from lifesaving 'BiliBlankets' which are used for the treatment of babies suffering from jaundice. Starship Foundation's Fundraising Director Bobbie Brown, said the purchase of the two blankets was due to a recent donation of nearly $14,000 made by the Sovereign Sunshine initiative.
