Bringing happiness to the world around us

What does charity mean to you? 
Charity to me means: showing that we care about others and share our fortune with them by giving attention and making donations when possible. Sometimes small gestures make a big difference. Giving to charity makes us a better person. 

What was the most fun or impactful project you have worked on? 
The most fun was cooking for families staying in the Ronald McDonald House because of their sick child. So, they can be closer to their child. It was nice to do this for the families and to surprise them with a nice buffet! 

What was the most fun or impactful project you have worked on?
Last year I was able to donate over 500 pallets of Disney plush to organisations around the world (Africa, Hungary, Rumania, and Germany). We have donated the plush to families who have no money, food banks, hospitals, and many more locations. Especially during the C0VID-19 situation, it was a challenge but also a great job that we were able to make this donation. Receiving pictures with happy faces on them was more than a gift for me and it has really touched and encouraged me to continue making people happy. 

What does charity mean to you? 
I came from a family which needed external support. I appreciate the people and organisations who/which gave me support. That's why it is meaningful for me to be part of the BrandCharity Project Team. Now, I am able to support others who need support. I hope it can be a nice loop to pass on this goodwill to the next generations. 

What was the most fun or impactful project you have worked on?   
The chocolate sale was the event when I had the most fun because it combined my passion for making my own chocolates with collecting money for kids' development. Thanks to that I could share good chocolates with lots of positive emotions with my Brandloyalty colleagues. At this same time, I could help children from orphans to develop their skills.

What does charity mean to you? 
Charity means giving something to those in need without expecting or wanting something back in return. 

What was the most fun or impactful project you have worked on?    
We organised food donations to local nursing home during the Pandemic in Shanghai. The most fun and meaningful part of the project was visiting the elders and seeing a smile on their faces when we chatted with them.                

Why did you join BrandCharity as an ambassador?
I joined BrandCharity because this is an important part of Brandloyalty's culture in which I believe. BrandCharity permits me to have an active role in supporting people and communities. Furthermore, it is a good opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues within the Italian NSO and worldwide. We all have a common goal: improve the lives of people less lucky than us! 

What does charity mean to you?
It gives more meaning (motivation) to your work and links me to society. It also gives me a chance to work for a much wider range of people. 

Why did you join BrandCharity as an ambassador member?
I think charity is a great way to give back to the community and gain consciousness of our own privileges while becoming active in our society and local communities. Small or big things can have a huge impact on the world we're living in today. That is why I've joined as an ambassador.

For me the Sinterklaas project was a very rewarding project. Many colleagues donated a present which we gave to families unable to buy them. Therefore, we enabled many families to give their kids a great Sinterklaas evening. And of course the sample sales are always a great success! 

Why did you join BrandCharity as an ambassador? 
I joined the BrandCharity team in 2019 and am glad to have the opportunity to do good deeds. In 2020, NS0 Russia had some initiatives: 
- Collected plastic lids
- Supported sports schools with equipment and clothes
- Donated to support sick children with cancer to "Konstantin Khabensky Charity"

Why is charity important to me? 
Charity to me is the awareness of yourself a part of a collective and an opportunity to learn from each other. It lends to the building of a community around a single goal or purpose. Whether that community is local or global, sharing time, space and goals form a bond and sense of caring for each other. Volunteering even for an hour is a small start but it is so important. When you offer a helping hand in your community you can help someone that you would have never thought needed it. Volunteering also gets us out of our comfort zone and helps us learn new things through new experiences. For me, charity is sharing time, devoting our most precious resource to each other or our collective mother; mother nature. 

What does charity mean to you? 

The feeling of giving back is very fulfilling. I also feel very happy if I see a lot of happy faces in society

Organising the sample sales (for 6 years now): because we raise a lot of money for BrandCharity, and make our colleagues happy with nice products. Pub quiz: it was fun to organise and host the pub quiz with Hanna. It was nice to see that colleagues were connected in this difficult period of COVID-19. Online auction: selling nice paintings to colleagues and raise some money for BrandCharity. With the turnover of the auction, we bought 70 supermarket gift cards, this way the less fortunate people in our community could buy a delicious Christmas dinner. 

What has been the most fun or impactful project that you have worked on? 
The most impactful project for me was donating to our client, an Izumi store. They suffered from floods and everything got wet and dirty, so we were happy they used our towels, dishes, and even some plush. Japan has a lot of experiences with natural disasters, such as earthquakes, typhoons, floods, but that makes it normal for us to help each other in difficult times. This project reminded me of this important connection. 

What was the most fun or impactful project you have worked on?
Christmas Cuddle Campaign, we reached out to children in the townships of Langa and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. During COVID-19 we can't give a physical hug, so that is why we gave children a plush to cuddle. We raised a lot of money for Little Lions Child Coaching.