The Search is On for Shooting Star’s 14th Charity of the Year!
Award-winning PR, marketing and digital agency Shooting Star has begun its search for a charity or non-profit organisation that could benefit from free PR and marketing services in 2021.
Shooting Star, based in Lincoln, is encouraging anyone who runs or works for a third-sector organisation which needs help raising its profile to apply to become its 14th Charity of the Year.
Jez Ashberry, Director at Shooting Star, said: “We are passionate about doing our bit for charity and championing local good causes that could use a helping hand in raising their profile.
“Charities offer invaluable services that support people who often have nowhere else to turn, but sadly they tend not to have the additional budget or time to promote themselves and their work, which is why we launched our Charity of the Year initiative in 2009.”
Shooting Star provides 12 months of free advice and expertise to a charity that wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford such support.
The agency also raises funds for the charity and has hosted a popular charity Quiz, Chips and Mushy Peas night every year since 2013 although, owing to coronavirus restrictions this year, the agency has launched an online fundraising campaign instead.
Throughout 2020, Shooting Star has been supporting mental health and suicide prevention charity the Bearded Fishermen which has launched a range of services over the 12 months.
These include a dedicated support call centre, a suicide prevention Night Watch Project and a Food Share Project, all of which support the most vulnerable members of the local and wider community.
Rick Roberts, co-founder of the Bearded Fishermen, said: “We only set up the charity last year, but since then the charity has gone from strength to strength. Shooting Star has really helped us to raise our profile and increase awareness surrounding mental health.
“We are a charity that relies solely on donations and fundraising, and Shooting Star has helped us gain vital donations while taking part in their own fundraising challenges to support us. The funds raised are making, and will continue to make, a huge difference.
“Millie and the team have been great to work with, and we would highly recommend the agency to other charities seeking support and guidance.”
If you’d like to become Shooting Star’s Charity of the Year for 2021 you can request an application form by emailing hello@weareshootingstar.co.uk. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 18th December 2020.
To find out more about the charities that have been helped by Shooting Star over the years, visit: weareshootingstar.co.uk/charity
Notes for editors:
- Shooting Star was founded in 2006 by Kate Strawson and Jez Ashberry and became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
- Based in Lincoln, Shooting Star works for local and national public and private sector clients across a wide range of industries including education, leisure and tourism, property, retail, finance, manufacturing and construction.
- To find out more about Shooting Star’s Charity of the Year visit weareshootingstar.co.uk/charity
