Designer outlet to support Newlife charity
Newlife, the charity for disabled children, has been chosen as the 2024 Charity of the Year for the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands following a rigorous selection process.
Newlife, which has its Cannock headquarters just minutes away from the McArthurGlen outlet, is the UK’s leading charity provider of children’s specialist disability equipment and helps thousands of disabled and terminally ill children each year to get vital equipment they need to be able to live their lives to the fullest potential.
Staff and volunteers from Newlife will be working in partnership with McArthurGlen across a range of fundraising initiatives throughout 2024.
As well as fundraising and donations, Newlife raises much-needed funds through its 10 retail stores and online store, which sell new excess and end-of-life stock donated by a range of major High Street retailers at highly discounted prices.
Newlife works with brand partners to recycle donated stock, giving a new life to goods which would otherwise end up in landfill. All profits from the retail stores go directly towards helping more children each year.
Throughout 2022/23 Newlife was able to provide equipment grants and loans to 1,524 children, as well as give 1,380 loans of specialist sensory toys through the Play Therapy Pod service, and offer more than 10,000 instances of help to families through their free Nurse Helpline.
Newlife already partners with several brands which have stores in the Designer Outlet, and is looking forward to growing those relationships further throughout the charity partnership with McArthurGlen.
Craig Stewart, head of corporate and community partnerships for Newlife, said: “We’re thrilled to have been chosen by McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands as their Charity of the Year, and look forward to a successful partnership which will raise vital funds to help us change the lives of disabled and terminally ill children in the local community and beyond.”
The centre manager at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands, David Jackson, said: “We are delighted to further our partnership with Newlife and are excited to be working with them as our 2024 Charity of the Year. Newlife supports some important causes, both nationally and locally, we see a synergy between both parties which will support both fundraising and awareness opportunities for these causes.”
Pictured: Ellie Heathfield from McArthurGlen West Midlands with Daly Kaur from Newlife
