- December 2011 brings a ray of sunshine to six childrens charities!
- Find out how your votes helped November’s six charities receive a share of $10,000!
- Sovereign welcomes summer for November’s Sunshine Day!
- Thanks to your votes in October, six deserving charities will receive a donation from Sovereign
- Funds raised by raffle hampers help to support Allergy NZ in October 2011
Welcome to Sovereign Sunshine
Have your say on how a donation of up to $15,000 is given to six New Zealand children’s charities every month from leading life insurance, home loans and investment specialists, Sovereign. By taking part in Sovereign’s exciting sponsorship initiative you will also be in the draw to win a fabulous monthly prize.
January 2012 - Children’s health and rehabilitation
The charities shortlisted this month are:
There are three ways you can help:
Many charities are in need of support. No matter what your skills, there's something you can do.
Send money directly to one of the featured charities.
Donate via credit card, internet transfer or cheque.
Email your friends and encourage them to get involved with Sovereign Sunshine.
Introducing: Sovereign Sunshine Days
Every month the staff at Sovereign celebrate Sunshine Day, with fun activities designed to raise funds for the winning Sovereign Sunshine charity. This usually involves getting dressed in theme, and included a stair challenge, and a pie-throwing competition! A different team leads the fundraising each month, staff donations to the winning charity are matched by Sovereign also.
Check the Sunshine Day news items below, to read who benefitted from this month’s fundraising, how much each of the six shortlisted charities received, and for a glimpse of the latest Sunshine Day fun.
Register your charity with Sovereign Sunshine
Apply now!Sovereign Sunshine news
30 December 2011 - We've counted the votes and are delighted to announce the charity donation results for December 2011. November's category was 'Children’s health - life threatening illness'. .
30 November 2011 - We've counted the votes and are delighted to announce the charity donation results for November 2011. November's category was 'Teenage advice and support'.
Sunshine Day
22 November 2011 - Sovereign's Human Resources and Strategy + Research and Risk team put together a great day filled with activities and hampers inspired by summer to raise money for @Heart on our most recent Sunshine Day, 9 November.
A sausage sizzle, bake sale, and hampers were all part of the day, and in total they helped to raise an additional $5,806 for @Heart, who were the recipients of the most votes in October's shortlisting.
13 October 2011 - Sovereign's Operations - Management team put together several amazing hampers, which were raffled off to raise money for Allergy NZ on our most recent Sunshine Day, 12 October.
The hampers went down like a treat! And, in total they helped to raise an additional $3,648.32 for Allergy NZ, who were the recipients of the most votes in September's shortlisting.
Sovereign Sunshine media releases
31 July 2009 - Newborn babies at Starship Children's Hospital will soon benefit from lifesaving 'BiliBlankets' which are used for the treatment of babies suffering from jaundice. Starship Foundation's Fundraising Director Bobbie Brown, said the purchase of the two blankets was due to a recent donation of nearly $14,000 made by the Sovereign Sunshine initiative.
