Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos

This year, we’re delighted to have secured corporate support for the Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos campaign from a range of organisations.
 
We are hugely grateful to them for supporting Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos and helping us raise awareness about our work.
 
Read more about our partners, how they are helping and how you can get involved, below.
 
In addition, we’ve also had support from a number of celebrity chefs who have donated some special tea party recipes to the campaign.
 
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Bloomsbury is the World English language publisher, excluding the USA, for J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful Harry Potter series.
 
In December 2008, Lumos in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc published The Tales of Beedle the Bard the first new book from J.K. Rowling since the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry, with his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort.
 
£1.61 from the sale of each Bloomsbury edition goes towards Lumos’ work with children in Central and Eastern Europe. If you would like to support this very special cause and receive a spellbinding read as well, click here to buy your copy.
 
www.bloomsbury.com
 
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London Mums
 
London Mums is the only free and independent peer support group for mums and mumpreneurs based in London. For Light a Birthday Candle, they will be raising awareness of the campaign through their magazine, website and social networks.
 
London Mums support each other, highlighting the joys and challenges women face when raising their children in a metropolis. In addition to sharing views, chats and tips online, London Mums strongly believe in face-to-face interaction and organise ongoing activities for mums (and dads) and children – parties, multilingual playgroups, seminars and workshops, trips to exhibitions at the National Gallery, movies at the local cinema, nature walks, etc. The service is run by mums and mumpreneurs for other mums and children and is FREE for everyone to join.

 
www.londonmums.org.uk
 
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Nellie’s Parties – the creative children’s birthday party shop
 
Nellies Parties’ mission is to deliver easy, creative, tastefully themed party packages and to provide tips on how to run them.vOwner Nellie Shepherd is one of the most creative children’s birthday party designers in the country with years of experience and famous clients to warrant this title, including JK Rowling. Nellie has run over 2000 children’s designer art parties and her events are second to none
 
For Light a Birthday Candle, Nellie’s Party Shop is to donate ten per cent of proceeds from its online sales from 1 June to 31 August to Lumos. The shop will also be donating 100% of proceeds from the sales of a specially designed Lumos candle, to encourage the nation to get into the party spirit and take part in the national fundraising festivities that are set to take place during the summer.
 
www.NelliesPartyShop.co.uk – customers enter the promotion code LUMOS-2011
 
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Juicy Lucy Designs
 
Based in Wales, Juicy Lucy Designs sell greetings cards as well as an array of other party paraphernalia products to over 800 independent boutiques and gift shops in the U.K. These include several high stores such as Paperchase and River Island. Over 90% of their products are made in England. For more information, please visit the website.
 
www.juicylucydesigns.com
 

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The Wandsworth Leisure Centres Managed by DC Leisure
 
The Wandsworth Leisure Centres Managed by DC Leisure is to donate 5% of proceeds from children’s birthday parties in June to our Light a Birthday Candle Campaign. From Tooting Leisure Centre to Putney Leisure Centre, children celebrating their birthdays at the centres will also be remembering the one million children living in institutional care across Central and Eastern Europe.
 
Dave Jolliffe, Contract Manager at The Wandsworth Leisure Centres Managed by DC Leisure, says: “We are delighted to be supporting this vital campaign and I hope that the monies raised will help to drive forward Lumos’ work moving children out of institutions and into family-based care. Week in, week out our leisure centres see local children celebrating their birthdays with their families and friends so we fully understand just how important birthdays are to young people. It is devastating that there are thousands of young people so close to home that don’t even know when their birthdays are. I hope that our involvement will inspire more people to support the campaign.”
 
www.dcleisure.co.uk
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Gift-Library.com
 
Gift-Library.com, the online luxury gift shop, is supporting the campaign by encouraging its loyal customers to get involved and purchase candles online or organise their own cake and candle themed events.
 
Caroline Stanbury, Chief Executive of Gift-Library.com says, “We are supporting this inspirational campaign because we know and understand just how important birthdays are to people, whatever their age. It is heartbreaking to think there are thousands of children who suffer such neglect and isolation. I hope that all of our customers will join this campaign and help to ensure that next year these children will be able to celebrate their birthdays properly.”
 
www.gift-library.com
 
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Frog in the Field
 
Frog in the Field is a leading online supplier of children’s party bags. It is supporting the campaign by increasing awareness through its social media networks.
 
www.froginthefield.co.uk
 
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UK Fast
 
UKFast is proud to help Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos, by providing a bespoke hosting solution designed to support the site in bringing the best service to visitors.
 
For over 10 years, UKFast has been delivering high quality hosting solutions to businesses worldwide, with a particular focus on customer service excellence. We have been awarded the UK’s Best Hosting Provider title four years running, and as a technology company we take our impact on the environment seriously. That’s why we’re also proud to be the UK’s first hosting provider to be certified Carbon Neutral under BSI PAS 2060 accreditation.
 
To find out more about UKFast and how your business can benefit from our award winning services, visit our website.
 
www.ukfast.co.uk
 
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Bug Interactive
 
Bug is a creative digital agency offering a complete online service to an international client base in web design, development, branding, eCommerce, social and online marketing. It works with a wide range of people from blue chips, public figures, charities, county councils and the education sector and helped create the Light a Birthday Candle website.
 
www.buginteractive.com