The Tim Bacon Foundation x Play It Green: Introduction
In our latest fantastic news, Play It Green is proud to welcome The Tim Bacon Foundation as our latest giving partner. Now, all our members have the opportunity to regive 10% of their share of our revenue to this inspiring charity. Not only that but as a giving partner, we will provide them with our sustainability education and Net Zero support.
Established in memory of the late Tim Bacon, The Tim Bacon Foundation supports charities related to cancer research and treatment. They also support other causes that were close to Tim’s heart. The foundation’s mission is to provide vital funding to projects that make a tangible difference in the fight against cancer.
We spoke to Jane Atherton, the charity Executive, to find out more about this amazing charity and what the future holds for it!
Please, tell us a little about The Tim Bacon Foundation
The Tim Bacon Foundation was established to recognise Tim’s achievements, continue his legacy and to echo his legendary spirit of generosity following his untimely death from Cancer. Through fundraising with the help of the hospitality industry, Tim’s memory is being kept alive by supporting charities that are helping people to live with Cancer. So far we have raised £1.5 million that has supported a number of charities. These include Maggies, Prevent Breast Cancer and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Why is sustainability important to The Tim Bacon Foundation?
We aim to help people to live well with cancer. Therefore being sustainable goes hand in hand with our ethos by creating a better future for all.
Unfortunately, environmental issues can be a contributing factor to a cancer diagnosis. It can also be caused by a non-sustainable diet so by making some changes to lifestyle people are reducing their risk.
Why did The Tim Bacon Foundation decide to collaborate with Play It Green?
We were approached by Play It Green to work with them as one of their donor charities. It is a good fit as we are a hospitality charity and Play It Green is helping the hospitality industry to get more sustainable.
Also at our events Play it Green will plant trees according to the number of people we have there. This will ensure our events have an even more positive impact.
What does the future hold for The Tim Bacon Foundation?
To continue our work in raising money for cancer charities to help people to live well with cancer as well as helping to spread awareness.
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Jane Atherton, Executive, The Tim Bacon Foundation
“We are looking forward to working with Play It Green to ensure our events are more sustainable. We are also looking forward to the opportunity of working with old friends as well as making some new friends within the hospitality industry.“
Richard Dickson, Co-Founder, Play It Green
“I love the hospitality industry and have personal experience of losing friends and family to cancer. This means being able to collaborate with The Tim Bacon Foundation is brilliant. I love the work they do and it’s an honour to be able to support their important mission. Play It Green was set up to increase social impact as well as support sustainability. Now that we are operating within hospitality, it’s a chance to scale that positive impact both transparently and ethically.”
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