Our Partners
Read about some of our brilliant partners below - interested in partnering with Sands?
Get in touch: Corporate.Partnerships@sands.org.uk or complete this Registration Form
Moy Park
In June 2023, top food company Moy Park Ltd nominated Sands for a two-year Charity of the Year partnership. Moy Park has a history of supporting charities that work with local communities to enhance people’s lives and wellbeing. To kick off the new partnership , Sands received a £1,000 donation as part of the company’s “This is Home” charity initiative.
Since the launch of our partnership, staff across multiple sites in the UK from Grantham to their HQ in Craigavon in Northern Ireland have helped to raise awareness and vital funds for Sands. Funds raised by Moy Park will make such a difference and help Sands to continue our work to save babies' lives and support bereaved families.
We’re extremely excited to see what Moy Park achieve for Sands over the two years, staff have already planned and undertaken fundraising initiatives which include football tournaments, hiking treks and raffles!
Find out more about Moy Park’s community work and charitable giving.
Lightfoots Solicitors
Regional law firm Lightfoots Solicitors chose to support Sands as their Charity of the Year from 2023-2024.
Lightfoots Solicitors is passionate about working with charities that support families and their local community in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Over the year long partnership their staff will fundraise through organised events and initiatives, and help to increase awareness of Sands’ work.
Lauren Blake and Louise Nunn, Chairs of the Charity Committee at Lightfoots Solicitors, said:
“Caring for families, individuals and the community around us is important to us at Lightfoots. Our newly launched Charity Committee has big plans to raise funds and awareness of Sands, our 2023/ 2024 Charity of the Year, and we hope to make a difference to those who need it most.”
Lightfoots launched their partnership with a charity bake sale and the team also took on the epic Chiltern 50 Ultra Challenge! They are very close to reaching their £2500 fundraising target for Sands with more events yet to go.
Find out more about Lightfoots’ community work and charitable giving.
Specialist Group
Over the last 2 years Specialist Group has supported Sands over with their Project Santa Event and other Staff Campaigns such as Walk 100km in March. Recently in 2022 Sands was chosen as one of the charities to benefit from the event receiving a generous donation of £8,500 and in 2023, building on the success of their established event, Sands received an incredible £10,000.
Specialist Group’s aim is to reach out beyond their company and drive positive change for those around them, an innate sense of social responsibility is core to their value system and they choose charities close to the hearts of their employees. Each year Specialist Group work tirelessly to make sure Project Santa is a success, a ticketed weekend of festive fun from shows, exhibitors, raffles and rides, their Christmas fundraising drive has raised in excess of £500,000 over a 2-year period. This has supported numerous charities and Sands is extremely grateful to be one of the charities to benefit from their charitable work. The sustained support of Sands from Specialist Group is vital to help us continue our work.
Centrica
Centrica champion volunteering within their workplace by offering every employee two days, or 15 hours, of paid time off to give back to local communities and causes colleagues care about. The volunteering scheme is part of Centrica’s wider People and Planet Plan ambition to give 100,000 volunteer days to build inclusive communities by 2030.
In 2023, colleagues within Centrica started office knitting groups, using their volunteering hours to knit and crochet blankets for Sands' Memory Boxes. Since then, the groups have grown, and there are now nine knitting groups across the organisation: Cardiff, Edinburgh, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, London Park House, Stockport, Uddingston & Windsor. Cumulatively, these groups have knitted over 100 blankets, each crafted with dedicated time and care. Martin, who co-ordinates the group in Centrica's Windsor office, said:
“Knowing that each blanket is going to have a positive impact to others is lovely and the way my knitting helps me to connect with colleagues in a quiet and comfortable way outside of our work roles is a benefit for me and my wellbeing too. It’s part of my experience and every mention of Myah through my volunteering means she is never forgotten.”
Colleagues at Centrica have also taken part in Sands’ digital fundraising challenges, including Walk 100km in March, setting up Strava groups to track progress and sharing pictures to inspire and motivate one another.
Softcat
For the last two years the fantastic team at Softcat have lit up their Headquarters in Marlow, pink and blue to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week. During the week, they raise awareness and highlight the support services available with colleagues and suppliers.
They also host their annual charity Football match in aid of Sands, wearing their pink and blue team t-shirts to mark the campaign – raising over £4,500 to date!