The cancer treatment foundation ‘The Gift
of Life’ is calling on companies to eschew knickknacks for clients, partners
and staff this Christmas in favour of making donations in support of those
battling cancer. Charity Christmas cards and boxes of wafer biscuits are also
available from the foundation this year.
A donation to the foundation means giving
hope to those in Estonia who are suffering from cancer and a chance for them to
make the most of a longer life surrounded by their loved ones. Some may even
beat their illness completely.
“One way companies can support us is by
making a donation instead of handing out the usual corporate knickknacks,” said
the foundation’s director, Toivo Tänavsuu. “If they want to support people
fighting cancer but at the same time not forget their partners or clients, they
can purchase the wonderfully old-school wafer biscuits we’re busy baking up
with the team from Vahvlihaldjad to pop in everyone’s Christmas stockings! We
have charity reflectors people can buy, too.”
Tänavsuu added that companies can now also
get all the Christmas cards they need from ‘The Gift of Life’. “We even take
care of the messages printed inside them,” he explained. “Our volunteers can be
invited to your Christmas party so everyone can pitch in and make a donation to
those battling cancer, and I can come along and talk about the work we do.”
The foundation recommends booking a table
for your staff at the ‘Christmas Gala’ being held at Saku Suurhall arena from
14-16 December, which boasts an impressive entertainment programme and at which
donations can also be made to the foundation. For more information see
www.joulugala.ee.
Last year, the construction company Rand
& Tuulberg decided not to hand out token Christmas gifts, favouring a
donation to the foundation instead. By way of thanks, the little helpers at the
foundation filled the company’s stocking with wafer biscuits.
“The feedback we got was really good, and
our partners really liked the idea,” said Rand & Tuulberg office manager
Mariliis Kulamaa. “Contributing to a gift like that – helping those in need –
really gives you a good feeling.”
Ask for an offer for your company’s very
own ‘Christmas solution’ by e-mailing info@kingitudelu.ee or calling +372 5592
2221 (Katrin Kuusemäe) or +372 52 76 004 (Toivo Tänavsuu).
So far in 2017 ‘The Gift of Life’ has
supported more than 75 people in Estonia, donating almost 750,000 euros in
support of their treatment.
To find out how to donate, click HERE.