Matthew has shown his support at a Parliamentary event for Care2Save.co.uk, the newly-launched shopping site that will help raise funds for charities across Hendon constituency and the UK when people shop online.
Online spending over Christmas is predicted to reach an all time high of £13bn. If just 5% of purchases are made through Care2Save.co.uk, £19.5m could be raised for good causes this festive season.
The event at Westminster enabled MPs to learn how Care2Save.co.uk provides a new income stream for hospices and charities in the UK. Care2Save is unique in the UK as it is the only charity owned and run shopping website that gives 100% of the money that it makes through commission directly to the charity sector.
The site offers over 12 million products from over 2,000 UK-based high street retailers, making it a one-stop shop for Christmas shopping whilst giving commission from all purchases to charity – without costing the customer a penny. 80% of the commission generated through each purchase goes to a registered charity of the shopper’s choice, and the remaining 20% goes to the Care2Save Charitable Trust, which supports hospice and palliative care in the UK and globally.
This enables people to support their chosen charity this Christmas and each time they shop in the future. It also provides much-needed funds for the hospice sector. There are more than 220 hospices in the UK, which collectively care for around 360,000 people each year.
Commenting on the event, Matthew said, “I was pleased to attend the Care2Save event and find out more about hospice care in my constituency. I can only stress how easy Care2Save makes it to raise funds for our local hospices. Hospice care is likely to touch all our lives at one point or another, whether for ourselves or those close to us. Together through Care2Save we have the opportunity to transform the hospice sector and raise significant sums for other charities in the process. I urge all my constituents who shop on-line to shop through http://www.care2save.co.uk/."
Andrea Fragata Ladeira, CEO, Care2Save, said: “The support of MPs is vital, and we sincerely hope that the MPs who kindly joined us and as many people as possible will now join us in making Care2Save.co.uk their shopping website of choice for Christmas and beyond.”