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MadBid.com Launches New Charity Partnership With ‘Bids4Kids’ Campaign

MadBid.com and The Children’s Trust today (Friday 5th November 2010) announced a new nationwide fundraising partnership with the launch of their Bids4Kids Christmas campaign.

Posted: Friday, November 26, 2010 at 2:00 AM CST

London, UK -- (SBWire) -- 11/26/2010 -- The UK’s leading pay-to-bid auction site has signed a partnership deal that will see MadBid.com supporting The Children’s Trust up until the end of 2011.

The Children’s Trust provides care, education and therapy to children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs. Their services are available to children from across the UK and range from special education for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities to short breaks, transitional, palliative and long term care. The Children’s Trust also run the UK's largest rehabilitation centre for children who have acquired a brain injury. The Children's Trust have an unparalleled reputation in their field thanks to their commitment to meeting the diverse needs of these children and their families, coupled with their ability to deliver the best possible combination of nursing, therapy, medical care and education.

Angie Turner, corporate fundraising manager at The Children’s Trust said; “Everybody at The Children’s Trust is extremely excited about the partnership with MadBid.com. The money raised by MadBid.com and it’s fantastic customers will help us continue to provide the best possible care for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs across the country.”

MadBid.com Chief Executive Juha Koski stated; “We at MadBid.com are firm believers in giving back and this deal will see us continuing to support a charity that does simply incredible work. We hope that we as a company and all of our users and staff will work together and raise our target of £25,000, starting with our fantastic Bids4Kids campaign.”

The Bids4Kids campaign running from 4th November 2010 until 31st December will see MadBid introduce a limited edition Christmas Bid Package, with £5 from each package being donated to The Children’s Trust. Users can also choose to ‘JustDonate’ from 20p up to £5 when making any purchases on the site.