Center Parcs helps protect children and the environment with new charity partnerships
Center Parcs helps protect children and the environment with new charity partnerships
As its three year partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity came to a very successful end in May, Center Parcs is now delighted to be supporting two new charity partners, ChildLine and The Wildlife Trusts.
Over the next two years Center Parcs will be working with ChildLine and The Wildlife Trusts to support both children and the natural environment; both of which are at the heart of a Center Parcs break.
The new joint partnership will see Center Parcs supporting the ChildLine Schools Service, a ground-breaking service that aims to protect a generation of children, one primary school at a time. The initiative aims to get specially trained volunteers visiting every primary school in the UK to help children understand abuse, give them the confidence to talk, and show them who’s ready to listen.
Center Parcs will also be raising funds for, and awareness of, The Wildlife Trusts' Real Life appeal, which aims to recover our natural environment and create Living Landscapes across the UK. Working together, the two organisations aim to encourage families to bring nature and real Living Landscapes into their daily lives and back into their communities.
Center Parcs' CEO, Martin Dalby, said: “After raising an incredible £503,246 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity over the past three years, we felt it was time to share the generosity of our staff and guests with other charities. Center Parcs is all about families spending quality time together in the natural forest setting, so our new partnerships with ChildLine and The Wildlife Trusts are the perfect fit.”
Guests can make a donation when booking a break at Center Parcs and Center Parcs pledges to match the donations made. Each donation will be equally split between the two charities.
Peter Wanless, CEO of the NSPCC, said: “We are really excited to be working with Center Parcs on this partnership. Thankfully most children have a very happy childhood, but for others it can be a confusing and lonely time. Our ChildLine Schools Service aims to ensure all children know about abuse and where to go for help if they need it. With the support of Center Parcs and their guests, our volunteers will be able to visit even more schools, helping more children to have a safe and happy childhood.”
Nigel Doar, Director of Strategy for The Wildlife Trusts, said: “Real experiences of nature can make a holiday more exciting, more memorable or more relaxing. Our new partnership with Center Parcs will support the work of local Wildlife Trusts across the UK to create Living Landscapes and secure Living Seas, and to inspire people about the natural places that are important to their own communities. Together we hope to help make nature not just something for holidays, but a part of everyone’s ‘real life’ back home, too.”
Martin added: “We hope our guests will agree these are two inspirational organisations and together, with their help, we look forward to supporting both worthy causes over the next two years.”