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UK coffee week 2013 – What’s it all about?

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This year UK Coffee Week ran from the 22–28 April and brought together a variety of product offerings, activities and public events (including the London Coffee Festival) – all in aid of Project Waterfall.

Project Waterfall aims to improve the lives of those living in African coffee-growing countries by giving them better access to clean water through hygiene and sanitisation. Sickness from unclean water is a constant threat for places like Tanzania, where only 54% of the population have access to a clean water source. Even then, these people sometimes have to walk up to 2 hours a day just to reach a clean source of water. So really, this week is in aid of a fantastic cause.

Coffee@Work

UK Coffee Week launched in 2011 and has grown considerably since then. In 2012 over 300 thousand people were involved from supporters and sponsors to fundraisers and organisers. The flagship initiative of the UK Coffee Week is Coffee@Work, which encourages workplaces who enjoy coffee as part of their working day to fundraise for Project Waterfall – the workplace initiative is sponsored by popular coffee brand Kenco.

In addition to the Coffee@Work initiative there are a variety of other ways to fundraise during the week; consumers are asked to make a voluntary 5p donation when they purchase coffee at participating vendors, participating coffee operators offer to match consumer donations as well as making their own corporate donations and participating venues offer spaces to hold fundraising events such as bake sales and karaoke nights.

Coffee@Work ties in nicely with Eden Springs’s WellBeing and Energy@Work initiatives, which stress the value of drinks and beverages at work for motivation, energy and health.

London’s coffee fest

UK Coffee Week happily coincides with the London Coffee Festival which takes place from the 25–28 April this year. The Festival celebrates London’s thriving coffee scene and brings together coffee enthusiasts, professional baristas, independent coffee shop owners and coffee experts to share their experiences and love of coffee. There are also coffee/food matchings, a scientific coffee lab, demonstrations and live entertainment throughout the festival.

You can get the ball rolling for 2014′s UK Coffee Week by organising a Kenco coffee machine for your office and requesting a Coffee@Work sign-up pack. Don’t just let coffee be your guilty pleasure – make it count!

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Celebrating World Water Day

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World Water Day is held on 22 March every year to celebrate fresh water, reaffirm its importance, and help develop the sustainable management of water resources across the world.

As a beverage company we’re clearly heavily involved in water and hydration, and our charity efforts extend into helping provide drinking water to Tanzania through the PeopleHelpPeople – One World initiative as well as helping charity fundraisers with free water closer to home in the UK.

Access to clean and safe drinking water is correctly seen as an important human right, and the day aims to increase awareness of the difficulties huge numbers face in accessing this vital resource. Millions of people across the globe are forced to drink dirty water daily in order to survive, causing disease, ill-health and suffering.

The day has been celebrated since 1993, following a United Nations Conference on Environment and Development recommendation the previous year. The theme for 2013′s event is the “International Year of Water Cooperation”.

You can follow World Water Day initiative on Twitter with #waterday, or see pictures and donate at waterday.org. 

 

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Hydrating Team Macmillan at the Virgin London Marathon

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Joe McDermott, Challenge Events Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, describes the experience of the 2012 London Marathon and support from Eden Springs water

On the morning of 22 April 2012, 850 Team Macmillan runners lined up at the start line of the London Marathon in Blackheath and Greenwich, ready to take on the challenge they have been preparing for over the last six months of their lives. Each and every one of runners in their green Macmillan vests – whether it was for a close personal reason or just that they have admired the charity’s work – will have spent just as much time fundraising as training for the run (the London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event in the world), something that Macmillan is keen to repay when it comes around to Marathon week itself.

As well as all of the top notch training and nutritional advice given to every Macmillan runner, in the week before the event Team Macmillan staff are on hand at the London Marathon Expo to give some last minute advice and encouragement to all of the runners who drop by the Macmillan stand and put on a Pasta Party the night before so runners can stock up on those vital carbs.

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Hydration and recovery on the big day

On the big day itself, eight cheer points are set up along the route in order to give Team Macmillan runners a motivational boost along the course. Over 400 volunteers come out to the cheer points to support the team, so each cheer point is provided with banger sticks, foam hands and Macmillan t-shirts to be as visible and noisy as possible for the runners! The glug of water kindly provided by Eden Springs is also gratefully received at the cheer points as voices start to get hoarse!

Perhaps the peak of the support given to the runners on the day is at the Team Macmillan Recovery Centre. Runners can stagger here once their marathon journey is complete, to be greeted by a massive round of applause and a massage to help those tired legs recover. There are plenty of refreshments on hand too so runners can stock up on depleted energy levels. Here, too, the Eden Springs bottled water is invaluable to ensure none of the runners succumb to dehydration – especially vital on a day when it was much warmer than expected given the amounts of rain the London Marathon was sandwiched between.

All in all, the 2012 London Marathon managed to smash new records for Macmillan, with a record sized team hopefully raising a record amount of money for Macmillan Cancer Support, ensuring that people across the UK continue to receive emotional, medical, practical and financial support to people affected by cancer across the UK. With the 2013 ballot filling in less than 24 hours, 2013 promises more of the same – visit macmillan.org.uk/londonmarathon for more details.

 

Eden Springs Water Helps Macmillan Cancer Support Overcome Hydration Challenge

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macmillan logoEden Springs have agreed to supply handy bottled water to Macmillan Cancer Support’s 2012 Challenge Event participants in a major announcement as part of our UK-wide charity water initiative.

Macmillan fundraisers will be tackling events ranging from the London Marathon to the Great North Swim, with fantastic running, hiking, swimming and cycling events taking across the UK in locations as diverse as Brighton, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and even Loch Ness.

making a real difference

Eden Springs are the UK’s leading bottled water cooler company, and in addition to providing Macmillan Cancer support with water for over 15 events we’re offering 1,000 cases of 500ml bottled water free to individual charity fundraisers in our water donation initiative.

Joe McDermott, Challenge Events Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support, explained his delight at the donation from Eden Springs:

We pride ourselves on offering the best support to our team, from the moment they sign up. By providing water at events for our supporters Eden Springs is helping to make sure that the Team Macmillan experience is second to none in Challenge Events.

The support of the participants at these events, and the money they help to raise, makes a real difference to people living with cancer, and this water donation is part of our ongoing commitment to charity and community causes.

 

More details of the Eden Springs donation to Macmillan Cancer Support

More details on what events are on offer from Macmillan Challenge Events

 

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Free bottled water for charity fundraisers

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1000 bottles of free water to give away

We’re delighted to announce that we’re once again donating 1,000 cases of bottled water to anyone fundraising for charity in the UK following our successful initiative last year.

If you’re an individual charity fundraiser training for or competing in an event you can apply for a case of 12 x 500ml bottles of refreshing Eden Springs delivered to a work address at absolutely no charge. You could be walking in benefit of a local hospice, climbing Kilimanjaro in aid of cancer research or dancing for diabetes support – whatever your cause we’ll help you stay hydrated during your challenge!

Organising a fundraising event or group activity group yourself? Apply for a larger water donation and we’ll also be happy to consider your request on a case-by-case basis.

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Free water for The Childrens Trust Family Fun Day

Helping charities across the UK

Charities that benefited from the initiative include The Children’s Trust, who received water for a range of fundraising events. Angie Turner, Head of Corporate Partnerships (below, left) at the charity, explained to UK Fundraising that “Eden have been fantastic and really help charities around the UK save money on their events.Last year we helped a wide range of individuals and larger events that together raised thousands for fantastic causes.

“We have used the water that was kindly donated at our Sleepwalks around the UK and at our Easter Fair and Summer Fairs. It’s a great initiative and helped us raise more money to help children with profound disabilities around the UK.”

 

£30 donation to your charity with water coolers

In addition Eden will also continue to donate £30 for every water cooler installation resulting from a water donation to a charity event. If you’re involved in an event and help to promote the great range of bottled water cooler and mains-fed water cooler options Eden Springs provide you can then feel great knowing that any water cooler orders generated have helped to contribute to helping those in need.

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MP Derek Twigg visits Eden Widnes

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Derek Twigg, Member of Parliament for Halton, recently visited our water distribution site in Widnes to meet Brian Macpherson, Deputy Managing Director, and hear his views on a range of issues affecting the business as a contributor to the local economy.

Our Widnes site provides bottled water coolers and plumbed in water coolers to firms across the North West of England with water sourced from the nearby Pennines.

Derek said ”I was pleased to meet Brian at the Widnes site to hear more about the business and the products they supply. It was also good to speak to a number of employees who told me about the work they do.”

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£20 donation to Macmillan Cancer Support with every coffee contract

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During September*

We’re delighted to announce that we’re offering a £20 donation to Macmillan Cancer Support for every coffee machine rental contract arranged during September.

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning

On Friday 30 September Macmillan Cancer Support hold the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, their most important fundraising event where they ask people to hold a coffee morning with all donations going towards those affected by cancer.

Last year the coffee morning generated over L8m, and the launch of our new range of coffee machines seemed like the perfect opportunity to highlight this fantastic event and amazing charity. You can now access the very best in coffee from Eden Springs and know that’ll we’ll contribute to a great cause, however it doesn’t need to stop there – once you’ve got your coffee machine why not host your own coffee morning on 30 September and let us know about it? The more money we can raise to help those affected by cancer the better!

The Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning: 30 September

The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning: 30 September

*Terms & Conditions: Donation is per signed contract confirmed by Eden Springs during the month of September 2011. L20 donation will be made directly to Macmillan Cancer Support by Eden Springs. We reserve the right to withdraw this initiative at any time. Eden Springs donate in good faith and expect you to behave likewise, but we reserve the right to decline a donation for any reason.

Tanzanian water projects with People help People – One World

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Eden have begun a charity partnership with the not-for-profit organisation People help People – One World. The agreement to provide support for three drinking water projects in Tanzania, Africa.

As the leading provider of drinking solutions for the workplace we like to set an example in helping charities and worthwhile causes, and our funding will help provide clean drinking water supply systems to three secondary schools in the Uru district of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This will ensure that around 1,000 school children and a further 7,500 residents in the nearby communities have access to a safe drinking water supply.

Big difference

“We spent a lot of time looking for the right partner and it was important that they shared our values and ‘can do’ attitude” explains Chief executive officer of Eden Springs, Raanan Zilberman. ““Our experience as shown that while charity donations are a nice gesture, many companies forget to assess the effectiveness of their giving.

“We wanted to ensure our chosen partner would work efficiently and make a big difference to people’s lives through our support. People help People – One World has been established in Tanzania since 1985 and has helped to transform living conditions for hundreds of thousands of people across the country.”

Clean water

Eden Springs has pledged to donate at least €30,000 each year in support of the three projects, with Eden employees at depots across Europe also raising additional funds for the charity.

In Tanzania today only 55 per cent of people have access to clean drinking water and only 7 per cent of all children have access to secondary education*. In the Uru district, children and residents of the nearby villages currently have to resort to drinking dirty surface water or walking up to 10km (6 miles) in order to access clean drinking water. The partnership between Eden Springs and People help People will not only benefit the schoolchildren but also all of the communities around the schools who will have access to the water for both drinking and farming.

* Source: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/tanzania_statistics.html

Eden help the SSBA Charity Golf Day

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Eden Springs recently donated water to the Scottish Spina Bifida Association in aid of their charity golf day at The Earl of Mar Golf Course, Mar Hall, Scotland, through our free water for fundraisers programme.

Despite the ‘dreich’ weather, the event was a great success and they’ve kindly provided us some photos of the event. With our support helping the outing raised L8,000 for the Scottish Spina Bifida Association. The victorious team are pictured below!

Making a big difference

This charity is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to providing advice and support to people born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and their families, and receives less than 1% in Government funding. The money raised will help them make a big difference.

Thanks to monies raised the charity have also been able to employ support staff specifically for the North of Scotland which enables them to provide more services and attend to any emergency situations quickly, and their facility in Cumbernauld continues to offer numerous services and specialised equipment.

If you have a fundraising event coming up and would like some free water, do get in touch at our free water for fundraisers page.

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