Do you know of a charity or non-profit organisation that could benefit from free PR and marketing services in 2020? If so, Shooting Star wants to hear from you!

The award-winning PR, marketing and digital agency, with offices in Lincoln and Newark, is encouraging charities and non-profit organisations that need help raising their profile to get in touch for a chance to be its 12th Charity of the Year.

Kate Strawson, Director of Shooting Star, said: “As a company we are passionate about helping those in need and have always championed local good causes.

“Many charities offer invaluable services and support to people who often have nowhere else to turn, but don’t have the budget or the resources to promote themselves, which is why we launched our Charity of the Year initiative in 2009.”

Shooting Star provides free advice and expertise for 12 months to a charity that wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford such support.

The agency also raises funds for the charity wherever possible, and has hosted a popular charity Quiz, Chips & Mushy Peas event each year since 2013 raising over £7,000.

Throughout 2019, Shooting Star has been supporting Help Me, I’m Fine (HMIF), a suicide prevention charity that funds THRIVE approach training in local primary schools, supporting young children through difficult transitions in life and helping them become more emotionally resilient.

Helen Cousin, who founded HMIF in memory of her daughter Maisie Cousin-Stirk, who sadly took her own life at the age of 16, said: “The Shooting Star team have been so incredibly wonderful to work with. They have really helped raise our profile and spread the importance of Maisie’s story.

“As someone who runs a charity single-handedly, I am so grateful for all their support and efforts in gaining valuable coverage for HMIF, almost all of which, we would not have been able to achieve alone.

“I am also very grateful for the money raised at Shooting Star’s annual chippy quiz this November, totalling an amazing £1,321!

“HMIF relies solely on donations and fundraising from the public, so, to see the venue sell out in support of our charity was truly heartwarming. The funds raised will make a huge difference.

“The Shooting Star team are very professional, and I highly recommend them to other charities seeking support and guidance.”

If you’d like to be Shooting Star’s charity of the year in 2019, request an application form by emailing hello@weareshootingstar.co.uk or by calling 01522 528540. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 18^th December 2019.

To find out more about the charities that have been helped by Shooting Star over the years, visit: weareshootingstar.co.uk/charity