The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is celebrating Sooty’s 75th anniversary by launching a new Sooty Collection Box.
Sooty, the loveable bear and national treasure, has been a feature on RNIB’s collection boxes for over fifty years, helping to raise millions of pounds to support the estimated two million people living with sight loss across the UK.
The colourful new design now includes a QR code that allows people to make a cashless donation by using their mobile phone to scan the code, which then leads donors to a donation page on their device’s browser. Supporters can choose any amount they would like to donate as well as registering for Gift Aid.
Since 1955, Sooty has entertained generations of children through stage shows and TV. Sooty was famously discovered by Harry Corbett and has since been performed by Matthew Corbett, and now, Richard Cadell, with the catchphrase ‘izzy whizzy, let’s get bizzy’.
“I thoroughly enjoy being a Sooty Box collector as I can do it in my own time and be my own boss,” said Paul Goddard, who has sight loss and has been an RNIB Sooty Box Volunteer for 13 years.
“It’s great being able to choose when I go out and it’s lovely to get out and meet new people. I’m always staggered at the amounts the boxes raise and the generosity of the public; it’s wonderful to see.”
RNIB is appealing for people in the UK to join the community of incredible volunteer Sooty Box Collectors and raise funds for blind and partially sighted people.
For more information visit: www.rnib.org.uk/sooty.
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