'Dirty Drinking Water' campaign in Hong Kong

Did you know?

• 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water around the world.
• Hundreds and thousands of children in developing countries, such as Ethiopia and India and in some rural areas in China face the problem of dirty drinking water.
• 1.8 million people die every year and 45,000 children die every day across the world due to water borne diseases like Dengue Fever, Malaria, Cholera, Hepatitis A and Typhoid.

This is a serious issue, something that the whole world has to think about and find remedies for. Appco Group Hong Kong recently launched an effort for Save the Children, in the form of campaign named 'Dirty Drinking Water'. The campaign was launched at Times Square in Hong Kong.

A seven foot by four foot vending machine with dirty water running from a tap was displayed in the event booth and Field Representatives approached the general public with a dirty bottle of water to convey the plight of many children across the developing world. They also presented a comparison between a clean bottle of water and dirty drinking water, aiming to make people understand the difficulties faced by children in developing countries as regards obtaining clean water.

Appco Group to Fundraise for American Cancer Society!

Appco Group US country heads have signed up alongside their bravest fundraisers, to abseil down a 32-storey high building in New York city to raise money for the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Appco Group US Chief Operating Officer Sarah Cauchi, Vice President Michael Scully and Country Head Will Lyon will climb down Pennsylvania Plaza for the ACS on Saturday, June 23, 2012.

‘This will be a great opportunity for the team at Appco to show our support for what is such a worthwhile cause and one that affects so many lives today,” said Sarah Cauchi. “Cancer can affect everyone, not only the sufferers but also their family and friends – they are the people who we are going over the edge for.”

Mr Scully said fundraising and supporting various projects around the world has always been close to Appco's heart.

“In the US we have been working closely with a number of great organisations and that list is growing month by month and as a company we felt that we wanted to show our support not just by running great fundraising campaigns but also by getting involved in sponsored activities,” he said.

“Over the years I have raised money for the WWF and Quarriers by climbing mountains in the Himalayas, so the thought of spending time coming down the side of a building versus climbing up a mountain was very appealing - much less training involved.”

Appco Group US declares new alliance with Children International

Appco Group US has pronounced a new partnership with US-based charity Children International in the state of New York.

Appco Group US Country Head, Ogo Ekweozor said, “Following from the success of our child sponsorship campaigns over the last 17 months we’ve now partnered with Children International bringing a third campaign on board to continue our expansion plans in New York State.”

Children International is a non-profit humanitarian organisation devoted to improve the lives of deprived children and their families. Today, through Children International’s Sponsorship Program, they help children in 11 countries across the globe and more than 340,000 children every year.

For more information about Children International, visit www.children.org.

Appco accomplishes record 'adoptions'

Appco Group Support Australia has aided endangered species by getting in new donors to adopt animals with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

During February and early March, Appco Group Support Australia has attained a successful Endangered Species Adoption Campaign for the WWF.

By ‘adopting’ endangered animals, including orangutans, tigers, and pygmy elephants, donors assisted WWF's global efforts to safeguard wild animals and their natural habitats. Donors also received an adoption certificate and a fluffy toy.

Appco Group Support achieved a considerable increase in donor numbers throughout the Endangered Species Adoption Campaign, which started off in Circular Quay in Sydney and King George Square in Brisbane during a week-long screening of the Australian Open Tennis.

Appco Group expects to continue offering animal adoptions as part of its ever-strengthening relationship with the World Wildlife Fund.

Appco kicks off lottery campaign

Appco Group Sports Australia has commenced a major lottery campaign for the Fremantle Dockers Football Club in Western Australia.

Appco Group will sell 30,000 lottery tickets, to bring up $300,000 for the Fremantle Dockers’ Community Goals program.

Community Goals encourages participation in sport and boosts young people to develop an understanding of leadership, healthy lifestyle, goal setting, and the effects of bullying and social responsibility.

Every year more than 100,000 children take part in the program’s Freo Skills 4 Schools events. These events comprise a wide range of fun-filled curriculum-based activities to help students to make well-informed decisions for a responsible, healthy and active lifestyle.

Appco Group Sports Australia is proud, to be part of this worthy campaign, and to help the Fremantle Dockers Football Club give back to their community.

Appco Group Support UK meets animals in need

Appco Group made a visit at the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to check how their work is helping the animals

Appco Group Support UK field representatives witnessed directly how their work to get charity donors is making a difference to the lives of lost and abandoned animals.

A recent VIP trip to the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London was both an educational and personally satisfying visit for all involved, said Appco Group Support UK Relationship Manager Dominic Lester-George.

“Our field representatives are really passionate about what they do and today got the opportunity to meet some of the furry friends they are helping,” he said.

Appco Group Support, is the world’s largest donor acquisition agency and operates with several charity partners including Battersea Dogs & Cats Home that has been in operation for 150 years, providing care for homeless pets and assisting them with training in an effort to locate new homes.

Appco Group Support UK field representative Chris Gibbs said: “The opportunity to experience behind the scenes operations of the home, coupled with the information provided by the staff was incredibly insightful.

“Working with the trainers to learn, first-hand, how they train the dogs in the home by being paired up with some of the home's current residents was definitely the highlight of the day for me.”

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Senior Direct Marketing Officer Rachel Samuels said it was a pleasure to have the field representatives at the home.

“They showed the enthusiasm and energy that I'm sure they apply to their work every day,” she said. “It's exciting that we are in a position to show exactly where the money you’re raising goes when you come in for a tour, but to be able to show you part of the groundwork is equally as important.

“...the work, passion and energy that all the Appco fundraisers put into our campaign is amazing. The number of regular givers they have signed up has blown us away and they have far exceeded our expectations.”

Appco Group to expand into Connecticut

Appco Group US is all set to enter its next state with charity partners ChildFund International. Driven by the campaign success, the charity group has agreed to be the first to test the state of Connecticut.

Appco Group US began operations in 2010 in Manhattan, New York, and opened their second office in White Plains, New York state, recently - just one year after its launch in America.

Since its launch, Appco Group US has been laying the foundations for a national expansion across a number of the traditional Appco industry sectors.

Will Lyon, US County Head, said: “We've been eyeing up Connecticut for a while now and we are finally at the stage where we can expand our territory with confidence and really make a difference to the ChildFund campaign.

“We are starting with our White Plains team with plans to expand this to the Manhattan office team in the near future. We are growing fast and strong and there is much more in the pipeline a sign that the US really is the land of opportunity.”