ARM and the charities we support
For the financial year 2012/13, ARM is proud to
support two charities, which were chosen by all of us within
the company. Our charities are close to our hearts, and having a
limited number helps us to concentrate our efforts to do the best
we can for them.
The work that we do with these charities is based around
fundraising but stretches beyond financial donations. We lend our
support in other ways: by raising awareness of each charity
organisation, by gaining a real understanding of how the charities
work and why, and by giving our time, ideas, and some of the ARM
passion to these causes that we believe in.
The two charities ARM is proud to support
are:
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MAMA Academy is a not-for-profit organisation working towards
charitable status. We are delighted to be working alongside The
Royal College of Midwives and the midwives side of our site has RCM
accreditation.
The aim of MAMA Academy is to equip all expectant mums and
healthcare professionals with vital knowledge and education to give
every baby the best chance of arriving safely and healthily. We
want to help mums have healthy pregnancies and support midwives to
aid consistency of maternity care right across the UK.
Our team consists of various mums and healthcare professionals
whose passion is to educate to help see the numbers of baby loss
decline. If our information can help save just one baby then all
our hard work will be worthwhile.
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Dogs for the Disabled is a life-transforming charity, creating
exceptional partnerships between people living with disability and
specially trained assistance dogs. Through practical assistance a
dog can offer freedom and independence to children and adults with
physical disabilities and children with autism.
Dogs for the Disabled is a pioneering charity that trains
assistance dogs for children and adults with physical disabilities,
and families with a child with autism.
Through practical tasks our dogs offer freedom and independence,
but in addition an assistance dog becomes a reason to go out,
giving a new found confidence that opens doors to fresh
opportunities including friendships, hobbies, education and even
careers.
The partnerships we create between people with disabilities and
dogs are life-changing.
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If you’d like to know more about any of the charities,
please visit their websites or speak to ARM.
How do we raise our money?
We raise money in various ways in and around the office.
Last year, for our previous two charities, our fundraising
included:
- Dress down days at work
- Bake sales
- Christmas wrapping service,
- Abseiling off the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth
- The 3 Peaks challenge
- London to Paris cycle
To join our fundraising efforts please go
to https://www.justgiving.com/teams/armstaff
(Dogs for the Disabled) and https://mydonate.bt.com/teams/armstaffmama
(MAMA Academy) where any donations will be gratefully received.