The Amazon Customer Service Centre in Edinburgh raised awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness in September with a special event to highlight the innovative work being done by hospitals and charities to support children and families across Scotland.
Linking with Amazon colleagues around the world, the Edinburgh team joined the global movement, #AmazonGoesGold, by hosting a gold-themed #PJammin ® party. The theme pays tribute to brave children with cancer, who can spend a long period of time living in their pyjamas during treatment. A gold ribbon is the international symbol for childhood cancer awareness.
The special event was attended by members of the Amazon team and representatives from Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) and Children with Cancer and Leukaemia Advice and Support for Parents (CCLASP). During the visit the charities collected items that were collected by the Amazon team for children in hospital wards and hospices.
Rachel Seaward-Simpson, Operations Manager at Amazon in Edinburgh said: “CHAS and CCLASP do vital work in our community and we want to support them and the brave children and families who rely on their care.
“#AmazonGoesGold is an incredible initiative that brings all Amazon colleagues together not only in the UK, but globally, as we seek to raise awareness around childhood cancer and shed light on the innovative work being done by researchers, hospitals and charities.”
Angharad Low, Corporate Partnerships Manager at CHAS, added: “On behalf of CHAS, I’d like to thank Rachel and the team for putting on their PJs to show their support for children impacted by cancer and for providing this donation.
“We are very appreciative of the #AmazonGoesGold movement and delighted that the work CHAS does, to reach and support every child and family dealing with a life-shortening condition in Scotland, is being supported by the local Amazon team with fun initiatives like this. These donations will go a long way. It was also lovely to join in with CCLASP, who themselves do such crucial work for brave children and families all around the country.”
This is the first year that Amazon Customer Service Centre has supported Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
More than 400,000 children around the world are diagnosed with paediatric cancer each year and it is the number one non-communicable disease causing the death of children around the world. #AmazonGoesGold expands beyond the UK and North America to Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Japan and Australia to bring greater awareness around childhood cancer globally.
Over the course of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Amazon will donate more than £100,000 to local UK hospitals, charities and research organisations and more than $4 million globally in the fight against childhood cancer.
For more information visit amazon.co.uk/gogold.
The event and donation forms part of the ‘Amazon in the Community’ programme whereby the company supports the communities around its operating locations across the UK.
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